Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 92 | 90 | 73 | 108 | 243 | 234 | 226 | 167 | 164 | 119 | 307 | 378 | 344 | 333 | 317 | 250 | 246 | 230 | 226 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:17PM0.68m | 7:37AM1.13m | 7:57PM0.73m | 8:13AM1.16m | 8:33PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.32m | 00:44AM0.30m | 2:26PM0.28m | 1:29AM0.27m | 2:55PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 92 | 90 | 71 | 108 | 243 | 234 | 226 | 167 | 164 | 119 | 307 | 378 | 344 | 333 | 317 | 250 | 246 | 230 | 226 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 49 | 73 | 71 | 8 | 42 | 82 | 116 | 108 | 102 | 13 | 44 | 43 | 68 | 107 | 144 | 106 | 106 | 149 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 3 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 4 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 41 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 946 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 197 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
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