El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1124
1124
1124
1006
915
765
722
637
577
511
444
380
374
388
388
372
465
455
449
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
0
NNW
5
WSW
0
NW
0
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
SW
0
NE
0
SSE
0
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:09AM1.09m
3:27PM0.63m
4:27AM1.12m
5:02PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:51PM0.29m
10:18AM0.38m
9:04PM0.31m
11:43AM0.33m
10:27PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:34
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
15
16
15
16
19
21
19
17
17
17
17
17
20
21
20
17
17
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
16
17
18
21
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
18
18
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