El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.1° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.2
SW
10
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
236
275
375
442
437
499
375
498
728
719
683
623
606
598
520
513
447
434
398
335
335
330
330
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
S
5
S
0
S
5
SSW
0
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
0
SSE
5
SSW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:52PM1.10m
12:02PM0.98m
00:32AM1.10m
12:40PM0.87m
1:14AM1.08m
1:19PM0.77m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.21m
6:07PM0.18m
6:53AM0.27m
6:38PM0.24m
7:45AM0.34m
7:10PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:36
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
19
20
19
16
17
16
16
17
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
17
18
16
17
18
20
19
18
19
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our El Chinchorro surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest