Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 12PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
241 | 257 | 176 | 142 | 140 | 169 | 147 | 177 | 186 | 190 | 176 | 176 | 151 | 154 | 158 | 161 | 149 | 149 | 153 | 183 | 183 | 135 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:59AM0.98m | 4:01PM0.62m | 5:07AM1.00m | 5:25PM0.61m | 6:07AM1.04m | 6:29PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.45m | 9:41PM0.37m | 12:23PM0.42m | 10:49PM0.36m | 1:15PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
173 | 169 | 165 | 140 | 125 | 169 | 147 | 177 | 186 | 190 | 176 | 176 | 151 | 154 | 158 | 161 | 149 | 149 | 153 | 183 | 183 | 135 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
241 | 257 | 176 | 142 | 140 | 134 | 124 | 93 | 73 | 71 | 89 | 65 | 61 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 60 | 69 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
42 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 28 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 42 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 114 | 0 |
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