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 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.3° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
61
81
77
70
33
27
40
53
53
68
64
60
46
41
31
31
46
71
88
127
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
SE
20
SE
0
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:57PM0.22m
6:29PM0.23m
7:02PM0.24m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.04m
5:07AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:02
 mm
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
32
30
28
27
25
25
26
30
29
30
28
27
26
26
26
29
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
31
33
31
32
29
28
28
28
32
30
32
31
32
31
31
30
33
32
32
34
32
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