Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 393 | 329 | 329 | 379 | 379 | 458 | 451 | 443 | 443 | 347 | 341 | 336 | 336 | 330 | 307 | 302 | 291 | 317 | 305 | 238 | 258 | 258 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:43AM0.90m | 1:34PM0.99m | 2:43AM0.93m | 2:25PM0.86m | 3:46AM0.96m | 3:24PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.36m | 8:10PM0.20m | 8:40AM0.42m | 8:55PM0.24m | 10:04AM0.46m | 9:41PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 429 | 393 | 329 | 329 | 379 | 379 | 458 | 451 | 443 | 443 | 347 | 341 | 336 | 336 | 330 | 307 | 302 | 291 | 317 | 305 | 238 | 258 | 258 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 269 | 195 | 175 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 199 | 186 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 186 | 183 | 176 | 173 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 135 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 20 | W 20 | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 105 | 105 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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