Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 9AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
878 | 878 | 790 | 706 | 683 | 736 | 284 | 441 | 305 | 360 | 355 | 287 | 252 | 345 | 398 | 404 | 350 | 241 | 257 | 215 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:51AM0.98m | 1:42PM0.76m | 2:52AM0.97m | 2:42PM0.67m | 3:59AM0.98m | 4:01PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.41m | 7:50PM0.30m | 9:35AM0.45m | 8:39PM0.34m | 11:07AM0.45m | 9:41PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
878 | 878 | 790 | 706 | 683 | 736 | 284 | 441 | 264 | 360 | 300 | 287 | 252 | 158 | 228 | 169 | 177 | 173 | 169 | 165 | 125 | 125 | 140 | 143 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
81 | 111 | 106 | 167 | 211 | 206 | 200 | 262 | 193 | 297 | 355 | 253 | 242 | 345 | 398 | 404 | 350 | 241 | 257 | 215 | 142 | 140 | 134 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | — | — | S 22 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | 92 | 305 | 60 | 20 | 100 | 163 | 47 | — | — | 9 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 114 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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