Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.4° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
431
596
301
398
297
291
513
444
437
552
881
1741
2042
1972
2027
2003
2033
2133
2214
1900
1875
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
S
0
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:54AM0.79m
00:25AM1.33m
12:49PM0.73m
1:20AM1.30m
1:55PM0.68m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.21m
5:30PM0.19m
7:22AM0.24m
6:16PM0.24m
8:28AM0.26m
7:12PM0.31m
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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7:03
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7:46
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Temp °C
19
20
22
22
21
19
19
19
19
20
22
23
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
23
22
20
Feels °C
21
22
22
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
22
23
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
22
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