El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.42° N 70.01° W

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.8° 

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

Table - waves today at El Chinchorro (Red Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
52
62
22
35
54
95
136
149
135
136
102
168
109
105
109
82
79
65
63
100
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:03PM0.20m
2:32PM0.22m
4:37PM0.24m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.07m
4:05AM0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:53
6:52
 mm
3
1
1
3
6
5
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
25
24
25
29
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
32
32
30
32
31
30
30
30
31
31
32
31
32
29
27
28
32
31
32
31
31
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