Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (22 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 12AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1622 | 1589 | 2010 | 1804 | 1875 | 930 | 1193 | 1339 | 1208 | 1103 | 1031 | 928 | 846 | 1626 | 915 | 890 | 1292 | 1144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:20PM0.81m | 7:04AM1.02m | 7:56PM0.90m | 7:46AM1.02m | 8:29PM1.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.43m | 1:42PM0.26m | 1:41AM0.38m | 2:11PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1622 | 1589 | 2010 | 1804 | 1875 | 913 | 1193 | 786 | 1208 | 1103 | 1031 | 928 | 515 | 1626 | 915 | 890 | 1292 | 1144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 253 | 149 | 679 | 547 | 211 | 930 | 736 | 1339 | 603 | 437 | 457 | 457 | 846 | 4 | 284 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 4 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | WNW 14 | NW 14 | — | W 21 | W 21 |
| kJ | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | — | 20 | 8 | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 275 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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