El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (30 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 morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
0
1
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
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
1109
961
946
784
724
646
570
580
580
540
519
535
392
278
273
278
278
205
236
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
0
SSW
0
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
15
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
off
glassy
High Tide
9:34PM0.73m
9:49AM1.22m
10:10PM0.76m
10:20AM1.21m
10:46PM0.78m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.23m
3:02AM0.23m
4:36PM0.21m
3:39AM0.24m
5:04PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:25
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
21
20
16
16
16
16
15
19
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
21
20
16
17
17
15
15
20
17
18
16
16
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