Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.2° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1034
898
859
821
669
527
749
816
932
961
1005
913
1400
1561
1676
2402
2314
2447
2144
1980
1748
1647
1647
1484
1382
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
0
SE
10
SW
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:55AM1.07m
7:51PM1.03m
7:47AM1.03m
8:34PM1.13m
8:34AM0.98m
9:13PM1.21m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.18m
1:50AM0.33m
2:05PM0.17m
2:46AM0.29m
2:40PM0.16m
3:36AM0.26m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:58
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Temp °C
19
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
23
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
23
21
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
21
21
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