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Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.5° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 10AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1135
1091
949
936
1020
1006
736
726
726
716
639
586
495
552
480
604
594
627
602
635
702
694
671
702
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
NE
0
SW
5
NNE
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
0
SSE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:24PM1.21m
11:34AM0.85m
00:00AM1.19m
12:11PM0.77m
00:38AM1.15m
12:51PM0.70m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.24m
5:19PM0.23m
6:40AM0.29m
5:48PM0.28m
7:29AM0.34m
6:19PM0.33m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
18
18
17
18
21
21
20
18
18
18
17
18
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
20
21
20
20
19
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