Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 398 | 429 | 422 | 414 | 330 | 257 | 272 | 277 | 362 | 572 | 538 | 614 | 578 | 536 | 536 | 464 | 386 | 379 | 329 | 329 | 335 | 458 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:51PM0.84m | 12:01PM1.25m | 00:45AM0.87m | 12:47PM1.12m | 1:43AM0.90m | 1:34PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.20m | 6:46PM0.13m | 6:24AM0.28m | 7:28PM0.16m | 7:27AM0.36m | 8:10PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 389 | 398 | 429 | 422 | 414 | 328 | 239 | 272 | 239 | 362 | 572 | 538 | 614 | 578 | 536 | 536 | 464 | 386 | 379 | 329 | 329 | 335 | 458 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 173 | 173 | 215 | 196 | 191 | 330 | 257 | 210 | 277 | 212 | 351 | 371 | 98 | 131 | 321 | 331 | 269 | 195 | 175 | 210 | 226 | 226 | 203 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 15 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | W 16 | S 8 | W 15 | W 22 | W 22 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 59 | 61 | 69 | 120 | 51 | 123 | 120 | 109 | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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