Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 595 | 492 | 492 | 466 | 565 | 464 | 410 | 447 | 466 | 466 | 514 | 932 | 998 | 1044 | 951 | 878 | 878 | 878 | 790 | 683 | 723 | 350 | 373 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:10AM0.98m | 12:13PM1.00m | 00:58AM0.99m | 12:56PM0.87m | 1:51AM0.98m | 1:42PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.27m | 6:34PM0.19m | 7:06AM0.35m | 7:10PM0.24m | 8:13AM0.41m | 7:50PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 595 | 492 | 492 | 466 | 565 | 464 | 410 | 447 | 466 | 466 | 514 | 932 | 998 | 1044 | 951 | 878 | 878 | 878 | 790 | 683 | 723 | 350 | 373 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 160 | 160 | 154 | 99 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 48 | 68 | 48 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 55 | 81 | 111 | 106 | 167 | 211 | 207 | 266 | 262 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SE 7 | S 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 20 | 58 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 141 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SW 9 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 61 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 197 |
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