El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.8
SW
14
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
458
560
609
659
552
314
396
389
260
710
595
492
492
466
565
471
410
447
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
NNE
0
S
0
E
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
E
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:23PM0.97m
11:32AM1.13m
00:10AM0.98m
12:13PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.11m
5:15AM0.20m
5:58PM0.15m
6:08AM0.27m
6:34PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
Feels °C
19
20
20
19
18
20
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
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