El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 1AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
669
659
1324
1241
1024
996
930
917
854
711
499
700
700
624
580
649
631
573
852
733
711
1069
969
701
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
0
SSE
0
SSE
0
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ENE
0
NW
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
7:17PM0.70m
7:59AM1.37m
8:17PM0.72m
8:50AM1.42m
9:12PM0.75m
9:40AM1.44m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.25m
00:54AM0.14m
2:56PM0.18m
1:50AM0.11m
3:46PM0.13m
2:44AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:20
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
16
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
17
20
20
Feels °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
19
20
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