Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
998
970
1014
1102
1086
1069
1120
1069
1100
1003
929
843
1126
1302
1604
1836
1736
1688
1249
1249
1094
1094
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
5
SSW
0
NNE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
NW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:51AM1.14m
4:45PM0.64m
5:10AM1.14m
6:12PM0.70m
6:22AM1.16m
7:16PM0.80m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.32m
9:57PM0.37m
12:27PM0.28m
11:29PM0.36m
1:21PM0.22m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
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7:18
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Temp °C
17
17
20
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
21
22
20
18
18
17
17
18
21
22
21
18
Feels °C
19
18
20
20
19
19
17
19
18
19
21
21
20
19
20
18
18
19
21
21
21
19
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