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 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
56
59
66
77
75
67
117
97
131
135
135
191
139
128
128
132
234
181
160
183
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
00:44AM0.27m
1:04AM0.23m
7:22PM0.16m
Low Tide
1:45PM0.04m
10:15AM0.07m
10:03AM0.09m
8:46PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:19
7:19
 mm
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
29
28
26
25
25
26
27
29
28
27
27
25
25
25
29
30
29
28
26
Feels °C
31
31
30
31
27
27
27
29
29
30
29
31
31
28
28
28
32
31
31
31
29
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