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Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
19.7°C
1.5° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (06 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (06 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 Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
20
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1736
1688
1325
1249
1094
1094
996
918
658
607
519
492
428
485
552
992
951
924
1083
933
522
488
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
0
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WNW
0
SSW
0
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:22AM1.16m
7:16PM0.80m
7:22AM1.17m
8:07PM0.90m
8:13AM1.16m
8:51PM1.01m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.22m
00:48AM0.32m
2:06PM0.18m
1:52AM0.26m
2:44PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
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7:16
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7:39
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Temp °C
17
18
20
21
20
18
18
17
17
18
21
22
20
18
18
17
17
18
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
22
20
19
20
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
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