El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.2° C
1.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
774
680
669
646
536
486
427
475
607
781
663
560
661
813
813
729
605
649
623
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
0
NW
5
WSW
0
S
0
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
S
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:03PM0.83m
9:25AM1.37m
9:50PM0.88m
10:09AM1.32m
10:37PM0.93m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.12m
2:42AM0.10m
4:06PM0.09m
3:34AM0.11m
4:45PM0.09m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
18
16
16
Feels °C
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
18
17
18
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