El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
28.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
138
131
135
154
127
258
191
222
196
173
143
139
123
127
197
143
163
168
173
242
155
131
109
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:50AM0.29m
3:44AM0.26m
4:27AM0.23m
Low Tide
1:45PM-0.02m
1:41PM0.01m
12:56PM0.04m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:08
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
26
24
23
24
27
28
28
26
25
24
24
25
28
28
28
27
25
24
24
24
29
28
29
28
28
27
25
27
28
28
29
29
28
26
27
28
30
29
30
29
27
27
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
14
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
142
4
131
135
154
127
159
191
222
196
173
143
139
123
127
109
143
163
168
173
173
155
131
109
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)
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
138
258
197
242
9
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
928
928
289
289
158
0
0
0
303
431
297
289
8
0
0
0
158
563
591
268
6
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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