El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.6° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 12PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1422
1360
1228
1191
1109
961
946
784
712
646
570
580
580
540
519
535
392
325
273
278
278
209
236
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
SW
0
NNE
0
SSW
0
SE
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
0
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:17AM1.22m
9:34PM0.73m
9:49AM1.22m
10:10PM0.76m
10:20AM1.21m
10:46PM0.78m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.24m
4:06PM0.23m
3:02AM0.23m
4:36PM0.21m
3:39AM0.24m
5:04PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:25
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
18
20
19
16
16
16
16
16
19
21
20
17
16
16
19
17
17
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
18
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
19
21
20
17
16
17
18
15
17
19
18
18
17
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