Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 11AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1929
1904
1880
1339
1138
1011
813
802
791
623
605
588
444
386
371
335
421
942
930
686
802
874
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
SSW
0
W
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:44PM0.61m
3:09AM1.01m
4:15PM0.60m
4:17AM0.99m
5:40PM0.65m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.41m
7:41PM0.44m
10:48AM0.42m
8:53PM0.49m
11:50AM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
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Temp °C
18
18
21
22
21
19
19
18
18
19
22
22
21
19
19
19
21
21
22
23
23
21
Feels °C
20
19
21
21
22
20
21
19
20
20
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
22
22
22
24
24
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