Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro (Red Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | 83 | 103 | 166 | 168 | 203 | 173 | 183 | 204 | 277 | 296 | 219 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 173 | 226 | 160 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02PM0.24m | 7:36PM0.24m | 8:33AM0.01m | 8:09PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.01m | 6:24AM0.01m | 10:02AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
7 | 83 | 103 | 113 | 106 | 143 | 173 | 183 | 204 | 210 | 219 | 219 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 173 | 164 | 160 | 142 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 |
55 | — | — | 166 | 168 | 203 | — | — | — | 277 | 296 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | 226 | — | 197 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 980 | 764 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 764 | 928 | 764 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 431 | 764 | 764 | 8 | 0 |
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