El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf break

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AST
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El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
33
33
33
32
40
40
40
40
40
49
49
83
73
73
52
52
83
128
151
160
143
139
135
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26PM0.25m
11:01PM0.26m
11:40PM0.25m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.04m
12:56PM0.02m
12:56PM-0.00m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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7:00
7:00
7:00
7:01
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
27
26
24
24
23
24
28
28
28
26
25
24
24
25
28
28
28
26
26
25
24
25
29
31
30
30
27
27
26
27
31
30
31
29
28
27
27
28
30
29
30
29
31
29
27
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
Energy kJ
43
33
33
33
32
40
40
40
40
49
49
51
73
73
52
52
128
151
160
143
139
135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.7
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.4
NE
3
1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
40
83
3
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
112
158
158
158
33
33
33
33
138
289
290
112
8
0
0
0
138
289
883
158
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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