Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.6° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
355
466
371
560
340
330
431
596
301
398
297
291
513
444
437
552
881
1741
2018
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
NNE
0
SSW
0
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:07AM0.86m
11:37PM1.34m
11:54AM0.79m
00:25AM1.33m
12:49PM0.73m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.16m
6:24AM0.21m
5:30PM0.19m
7:22AM0.24m
6:16PM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
22
20
20
19
19
20
23
23
21
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
22
21
20
21
23
23
22
21
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
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