Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 137 | 206 | 167 | 161 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 140 | 186 | 387 | 301 | 297 | 569 | 649 | 631 | 634 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:03PM0.89m | 9:08AM1.11m | 9:36PM0.97m | 9:41AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.22m | 2:49AM0.27m | 3:33PM0.18m | 3:30AM0.23m | 3:59PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 132 | 137 | 206 | 167 | 161 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 121 | 148 | 387 | 301 | 297 | 569 | 649 | 631 | 634 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 68 | 84 | 113 | 101 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 100 | 72 | 65 | 113 | 113 | 150 | 142 | 211 | 208 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 47 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 82 | 140 | 186 | 154 | 48 | 194 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 72 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 197 | 114 | 0 |
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