El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.8° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
220
286
348
416
432
478
496
496
487
469
416
400
362
311
311
315
309
225
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
NNE
0
NNW
5
S
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSE
0
ESE
0
S
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:24PM0.76m
4:49AM1.00m
4:32PM0.68m
5:48AM1.05m
5:42PM0.64m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.27m
11:31AM0.45m
10:32PM0.29m
12:45PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
16
16
18
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
19
18
17
16
17
17
18
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
18
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