
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 8AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
523 | 919 | 897 | 691 | 1031 | 1126 | 980 | 1006 | 953 | 928 | 915 | 915 | 890 | 787 | 517 | 642 | 607 | 1241 | 1132 | 996 | 969 | 969 | 1139 | 722 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:13AM0.97m | 3:46PM0.79m | 5:12AM1.08m | 4:58PM0.73m | 6:10AM1.19m | 6:10PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.46m | 10:07PM0.21m | 11:48AM0.40m | 11:01PM0.19m | 1:00PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
523 | 919 | 897 | 691 | 1031 | 1126 | 980 | 1006 | 953 | 928 | 915 | 915 | 890 | 787 | 517 | 642 | 607 | 1241 | 1132 | 996 | 969 | 969 | 1139 | 722 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 |
323 | 40 | 40 | 205 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 428 | 492 | 376 | 46 | 41 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 81 | 148 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
41 | — | 40 | 40 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 20 | 64 | 110 | 240 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 93 | 81 | 113 | 127 | 81 | 81 | 70 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
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