El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.5°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
871
841
854
920
1129
1115
1014
1251
1124
1124
1124
1006
915
765
722
637
577
511
451
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
0
S
5
SW
5
E
0
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:56AM1.07m
1:59PM0.69m
3:09AM1.09m
3:27PM0.63m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.25m
8:44AM0.39m
7:51PM0.29m
10:18AM0.38m
9:04PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:34
6:34
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
16
15
15
15
19
20
19
17
16
16
15
18
20
21
19
17
17
Feels °C
18
17
18
16
15
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
19
19
20
19
18
18
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