El Chinchorro Surf Break

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
17.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 6PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
0.9
SW
21
1.5
SSW
12
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.5
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1221
1047
1013
904
664
602
563
872
1111
1210
1282
1414
1839
1818
1952
2111
1988
1940
1916
1892
2058
1869
1743
1743
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
NW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
N
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:52AM1.15m
00:37AM0.72m
12:26PM1.10m
1:25AM0.76m
1:04PM1.03m
2:17AM0.81m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.24m
5:49AM0.37m
7:23PM0.24m
6:39AM0.42m
7:58PM0.23m
7:43AM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
16
16
17
17
17
20
20
20
18
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
17
17
17
18
18
20
19
21
19
17
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.5
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1221
1047
1013
904
560
602
504
540
217
329
321
1414
1839
1818
1952
2111
1988
1940
1916
1892
2058
1869
1743
1743
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
Energy kJ
141
188
375
664
664
527
563
872
1111
1210
1282
284
277
223
228
239
207
212
212
181
177
169
136
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SSW
9
Energy kJ
49
186
189
191
173
176
78
99
48
86
86
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
197
197
52
0
0
0
0
144
144
0
0
0
144
0
0
144
197
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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