El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.42° N 70.01° W

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
30
43
29
29
28
20
19
18
23
30
25
27
29
35
46
58
60
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
N
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:43PM0.22m
8:53AM0.13m
8:57PM0.20m
9:21AM0.16m
9:02PM0.18m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.12m
1:24PM0.10m
2:48AM0.12m
2:28PM0.11m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:34
6:34
 mm
2
Temp °C
29
28
27
25
25
25
29
30
29
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
31
33
32
29
29
29
33
32
32
33
32
33
31
32
33
32
31
31
31
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