Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 520 | 473 | 349 | 298 | 242 | 268 | 208 | 214 | 251 | 273 | 341 | 445 | 505 | 544 | 522 | 508 | 638 | 545 | 480 | 621 | 251 | 487 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.46m | 10:16PM0.74m | 10:41AM1.45m | 11:12PM0.74m | 11:33AM1.40m | 00:12AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.11m | 4:48PM0.12m | 3:43AM0.12m | 5:41PM0.12m | 4:37AM0.16m | 6:33PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 520 | 520 | 473 | 349 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 169 | 112 | 122 | 273 | 341 | 445 | 505 | 544 | 522 | 508 | 638 | 545 | 480 | 621 | 145 | 487 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 522 | 516 | 370 | 138 | 167 | 170 | 268 | 208 | 214 | 251 | 260 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 251 | 147 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 109 | 130 | 249 | 243 | 216 | 91 | 91 | 162 | 219 | 102 | 159 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 158 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 52 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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