Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.5° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 7PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1240
1055
1135
1041
1135
1091
949
936
1020
1006
736
726
726
716
639
586
495
552
480
604
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
SW
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
SW
5
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:58AM0.93m
11:24PM1.21m
11:34AM0.85m
00:00AM1.19m
12:11PM0.77m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.18m
5:55AM0.24m
5:19PM0.23m
6:40AM0.29m
5:48PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
20
18
19
18
17
18
21
21
20
18
18
18
17
18
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
19
19
20
18
20
20
18
19
20
20
20
18
20
19
18
19
21
20
20
19
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