
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 5AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
335 | 437 | 563 | 555 | 1194 | 532 | 410 | 598 | 598 | 590 | 590 | 506 | 434 | 410 | 345 | 335 | 386 | 335 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:04PM0.87m | 9:21AM1.27m | 9:49PM0.96m | 10:05AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.15m | 2:48AM0.16m | 3:55PM0.11m | 3:40AM0.13m | 4:31PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 |
335 | 437 | 563 | 555 | 1194 | 532 | 410 | 598 | 598 | 590 | 590 | 506 | 434 | 410 | 345 | 335 | 386 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 11 | SW 23 | SW 13 |
267 | 310 | 306 | 427 | 2 | 289 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 54 | 68 | 3 | 20 | 335 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | SW 12 | NW 11 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 112 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — |
90 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 105 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 147 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 2 |
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