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El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Surf Forecast
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El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro (Red Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
232 | 160 | 156 | 178 | 225 | 155 | 134 | 231 | 173 | 196 | 196 | 178 | 169 | 208 | 146 | 122 | 203 | 138 | 151 | 173 | 191 | 242 | 164 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:55AM0.32m | 1:53AM0.31m | 2:50AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM-0.05m | 1:32PM-0.04m | 1:45PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 133 | 160 | 156 | 178 | 173 | 155 | 134 | 138 | 173 | — | 196 | 178 | 169 | 146 | 146 | 122 | 138 | 138 | 151 | 173 | 191 | 173 | 164 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 232 | — | — | — | 225 | — | — | 231 | — | 196 | — | — | — | 208 | — | — | 203 | — | — | — | — | 242 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 928 | 883 | 289 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 431 | 289 | 268 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 928 | 289 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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