El Chinchorro Surf Break

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

Issued: 1 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
17.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 5AM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)20s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Evening (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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)
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
602
563
872
1111
1210
1282
1571
1839
1818
1952
2111
1988
1940
1916
1892
2058
1869
1743
1743
1591
1479
1288
1132
1001
Wind (km/h)
0
E
0
ENE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
S
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:37AM0.72m
12:26PM1.10m
1:25AM0.76m
1:04PM1.03m
2:17AM0.81m
1:48PM0.95m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.37m
7:23PM0.24m
6:39AM0.42m
7:58PM0.23m
7:43AM0.45m
8:36PM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
20
20
20
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
18
19
17
17
17
17
17
20
20
21
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
602
504
174
179
270
270
1571
1839
1818
1952
2111
1988
1940
1916
1892
2058
1869
1743
1743
1591
1479
1288
1132
1001
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
Energy kJ
527
563
872
1111
1210
1282
264
217
217
234
239
207
212
212
177
177
169
136
133
122
116
123
120
110
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
189
191
256
92
103
99
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
7
0
0
0
0
2
144
0
0
0
144
0
0
144
147
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
197
21
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
9
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