El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.6° 

El Chinchorro 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 today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 9AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
15
1.5
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
1.4
SW
9
1
SW
14
1.4
SW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1
SW
13
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
878
878
790
706
683
736
284
441
305
360
355
287
252
345
398
404
350
241
257
215
142
140
140
143
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
0
S
0
NE
0
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
NNW
0
W
0
WNW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SE
0
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:51AM0.98m
1:42PM0.76m
2:52AM0.97m
2:42PM0.67m
3:59AM0.98m
4:01PM0.62m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.41m
7:50PM0.30m
9:35AM0.45m
8:39PM0.34m
11:07AM0.45m
9:41PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
19
21
19
17
17
17
17
17
20
21
19
17
17
Feels °C
18
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
20
20
19
18
18
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