El Chinchorro Surf Break

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

Issued: 7 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
17.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 11AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (01 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (01 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2314
2583
2330
2271
2329
2206
2034
2144
2200
2144
1693
1874
1874
1670
1670
1546
1525
1504
1283
1601
1674
1693
1643
1465
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SSE
0
SE
0
S
0
S
0
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:13AM1.23m
10:34PM0.68m
10:46AM1.22m
11:13PM0.69m
11:19AM1.19m
11:54PM0.70m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.25m
5:11PM0.25m
3:51AM0.27m
5:44PM0.25m
4:28AM0.30m
6:18PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
19
17
16
16
16
16
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
19
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2314
2583
2330
2271
2329
2206
2034
2144
2200
2144
1693
1874
1874
1670
1670
1546
1525
1504
1283
1601
1674
1693
1643
1465
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
8
0.1
S
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
560
345
281
325
275
275
235
205
161
124
124
73
13
26
26
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
26
Energy kJ
149
216
18
18
18
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
6
197
4
0
0
0
0
0
144
197
4
2
0
0
0
0
4
4
147
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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