Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 10AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 928 | 915 | 902 | 828 | 792 | 769 | 769 | 932 | 746 | 918 | 918 | 932 | 946 | 975 | 946 | 784 | 772 | 760 | 679 | 620 | 538 | 504 | 488 | 378 | 382 | 377 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.17m | 1:20PM0.65m | 1:35AM1.12m | 2:20PM0.63m | 2:22AM1.07m | 3:34PM0.65m | 3:16AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.36m | 6:22PM0.40m | 8:57AM0.38m | 7:07PM0.46m | 9:52AM0.38m | 8:09PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 928 | 915 | 902 | 828 | 792 | 769 | 769 | 932 | 746 | 918 | 918 | 932 | 946 | 975 | 946 | 784 | 772 | 760 | 679 | 620 | 538 | 504 | 488 | 378 | 371 | 319 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 75 | 96 | 93 | 124 | 209 | 126 | 175 | 334 | 343 | 240 | 306 | 382 | 377 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | WNW 16 | W 19 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 21 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 19 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 50 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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