El Chinchorro Surf Break

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

Issued: 1 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
17.8° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 8AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1818
1952
2111
1988
1940
1916
1892
2058
1869
1743
1743
1591
1479
1288
1132
1001
987
818
711
701
606
614
489
482
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
0
S
5
S
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SW
0
WSW
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
0
N
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:25AM0.76m
1:04PM1.03m
2:17AM0.81m
1:48PM0.95m
3:13AM0.88m
2:42PM0.87m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.42m
7:58PM0.23m
7:43AM0.45m
8:36PM0.23m
8:59AM0.47m
9:19PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
20
20
19
17
16
16
17
17
20
20
18
17
16
16
16
15
18
21
18
16
17
Feels °C
16
18
18
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
18
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
16
19
21
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1818
1952
2111
1988
1940
1916
1892
2058
1869
1743
1743
1591
1479
1288
1132
1001
987
818
711
701
606
614
489
482
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
Energy kJ
212
228
185
146
217
217
110
78
140
125
125
100
116
123
110
107
104
84
81
79
64
56
54
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
49
50
67
58
56
54
6
6
216
319
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
114
0
0
147
197
144
0
0
0
0
0
4
144
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
197
196
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Atacama
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
5
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
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