El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
10
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
278
273
308
338
332
326
308
260
255
222
192
192
196
188
287
278
226
568
568
587
679
803
581
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
ENE
5
W
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
NNW
0
S
0
WSW
0
NE
0
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:50AM1.17m
11:22PM0.81m
11:22AM1.12m
00:00AM0.85m
11:55AM1.05m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.26m
5:33PM0.19m
4:54AM0.29m
6:01PM0.20m
5:37AM0.32m
6:30PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
18
20
18
16
16
16
15
16
19
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
18
19
18
16
17
17
16
17
20
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
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