
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
1135 | 1091 | 949 | 936 | 1020 | 1006 | 736 | 726 | 726 | 716 | 639 | 586 | 495 | 552 | 480 | 604 | 594 | 549 | 514 | 505 | 505 | 497 | 456 | 456 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 24 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
5 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 162 | 220 | 331 | 464 | 455 | 627 | 602 | 635 | 702 | 694 | 671 | 702 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | — | — | SW 7 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 26 | W 26 | W 19 |
— | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 21 | 76 | 73 | — | — | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 4 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 0 |
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