El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.42° N 70.01° W

El Chinchorro (Red Beach) WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro (Red Beach) sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.2° 

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 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 8 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 8 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, ESE swell with 186 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 7 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 Wednesday (Oct 07) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. 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 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 2AM. 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 Sunday (Oct 11) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (AST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Wed 7th Oct)2.5ft (0.8m) 8s
Best Surf 5AM (Thu 8th Oct)4.5ft (1.3m) 7s
Most Powerful 2AM (Thu 8th Oct)4.5ft (1.4m) 7s

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


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