Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
19.5°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
2
0
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
2.1
SW
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
277
277
220
386
773
998
970
1014
1102
1086
1069
1120
1154
1100
1003
929
843
1126
1302
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
5
NNE
5
SSE
0
NNW
0
S
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
0
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:08PM0.64m
3:51AM1.14m
4:45PM0.64m
5:10AM1.14m
6:12PM0.70m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.34m
8:30PM0.34m
11:15AM0.32m
9:57PM0.37m
12:27PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
20
17
17
17
16
17
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
20
20
21
17
18
18
17
18
20
19
19
20
17
18
18
20
21
20
20
19
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