Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
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 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 36 | 55 | 93 | 172 | 180 | 135 | 256 | 187 | 187 | 193 | 285 | 303 | 230 | 187 | 162 | 183 | 198 | 169 | 150 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 103 | 113 | 135 | 147 | 187 | 187 | 193 | 210 | 224 | 230 | 187 | 162 | 183 | 198 | 169 | 150 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 36 | 55 | 93 | 172 | 180 | — | 256 | — | — | — | 285 | 303 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 208 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 980 | 289 | 1535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 883 | 928 | 764 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 883 | 431 | 268 | 0 |
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