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Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 10AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (04 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (04 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
4
3
4
4
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
865
823
1783
1761
1716
1741
1521
1271
1253
1236
1034
898
859
821
669
803
803
816
932
961
1005
913
1400
1471
1676
2402
2419
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:54AM1.11m
7:02PM0.92m
6:55AM1.07m
7:51PM1.03m
7:47AM1.03m
8:34PM1.13m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.41m
12:45PM0.21m
00:45AM0.38m
1:28PM0.18m
1:50AM0.33m
2:05PM0.17m
2:46AM0.29m
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
20
22
23
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
23
21
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
20
20
21
20
22
21
21
22
22
21
20
22
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
21
22
21
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21
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