Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 3PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1006 | 1067 | 996 | 981 | 803 | 766 | 714 | 607 | 522 | 421 | 378 | 319 | 223 | 134 | 324 | 389 | 398 | 429 | 422 | 375 | 330 | 257 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:28AM1.41m | 10:58PM0.81m | 11:15AM1.35m | 11:51PM0.84m | 12:01PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.10m | 5:18PM0.09m | 4:31AM0.14m | 6:02PM0.10m | 5:26AM0.20m | 6:46PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1006 | 1067 | 996 | 981 | 803 | 766 | 714 | 607 | 522 | 421 | 378 | 319 | 223 | 134 | 324 | 389 | 398 | 429 | 422 | 375 | 316 | 239 | 272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | WSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 81 | 79 | 111 | 111 | 173 | 173 | 215 | 196 | 191 | 330 | 257 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SW 20 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 17 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 59 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 144 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
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