Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 2PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
4
3
3
1
1
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.4
SW
12
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
508
619
496
566
485
479
598
590
447
485
518
564
635
628
614
754
765
669
1523
1367
1317
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
S
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
S
0
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
0
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:59AM1.13m
9:32PM1.10m
9:41AM1.08m
10:10PM1.16m
10:20AM1.01m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.13m
3:38AM0.19m
3:51PM0.13m
4:25AM0.19m
4:21PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
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7:15
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7:39
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Temp °C
17
18
20
21
19
18
18
18
17
18
21
21
20
18
18
18
17
18
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
18
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
21
20
20
20
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