El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.42° N 70.01° W

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.7° 

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


El Chinchorro (Red Beach) surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with 234 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) this week:

The surf forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Chinchorro (Red Beach) in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (AST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sat 22nd Aug)4.5ft (1.3m) 8s
Best Surf 2AM (Tue 25th Aug)4.5ft (1.4m) 7s
Most Powerful11AM (Sat 22nd Aug)5ft (1.5m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Chinchorro (Red Beach) over the next 16 days.


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