Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 163 | 123 | 113 | 142 | 140 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 217 | 197 | 433 | 347 | 286 | 253 | 455 | 463 | 277 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:53PM0.78m | 1:33AM1.19m | 1:50PM0.70m | 2:36AM1.16m | 3:08PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.23m | 8:28AM0.32m | 7:26PM0.28m | 9:49AM0.34m | 8:30PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 107 | 123 | 123 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 142 | 116 | 433 | 347 | 286 | 253 | 455 | 463 | 277 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 206 | 163 | 109 | 105 | 103 | 76 | 63 | 62 | 82 | 118 | 217 | 197 | 169 | 155 | 215 | 173 | 29 | 12 | 81 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 70 | 47 | 42 | 71 | 142 | 140 | 62 | 70 | 100 | 92 | 139 | 137 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 67 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 197 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 197 | 4 | 0 |
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