El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.4° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
480
555
504
659
785
925
910
976
884
869
855
869
884
899
899
899
913
827
700
689
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
ESE
0
WNW
0
N
5
W
10
W
10
W
0
W
0
N
5
W
0
N
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
0
W
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:55AM1.05m
00:43AM0.88m
12:31PM0.97m
1:32AM0.93m
1:15PM0.87m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.20m
6:27AM0.37m
7:03PM0.21m
7:28AM0.41m
7:41PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
19
20
18
16
16
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
17
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