El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 2PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (09 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
9
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
326
516
592
829
1087
1301
1402
1490
1447
1905
1575
1708
1487
1760
2613
2446
2178
1724
1264
1245
1151
1151
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
0
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
E
0
S
0
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
NE
5
SE
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:53AM1.19m
6:10PM0.66m
6:54AM1.27m
7:16PM0.70m
7:48AM1.34m
8:12PM0.76m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.30m
11:44PM0.21m
1:53PM0.23m
00:49AM0.16m
2:42PM0.16m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:29
6:29
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
17
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
19
21
19
17
16
16
16
17
20
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
15
17
20
21
19
18
16
17
17
18
19
20
20
19
19
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