Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 7AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1628 | 1606 | 1650 | 1909 | 1909 | 1788 | 1718 | 1597 | 1426 | 1533 | 1387 | 1512 | 1154 | 1058 | 1110 | 932 | 932 | 841 | 784 | 808 | 796 | 784 | 763 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:36AM1.16m | 6:30PM0.81m | 7:23AM1.27m | 7:29PM0.78m | 8:12AM1.37m | 8:25PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.18m | 1:07PM0.33m | 00:28AM0.15m | 2:06PM0.26m | 1:14AM0.12m | 3:02PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1628 | 1606 | 1650 | 1909 | 1909 | 1788 | 1718 | 1597 | 1426 | 1533 | 1387 | 1512 | 1154 | 1058 | 1110 | 932 | 932 | 841 | 784 | 808 | 796 | 784 | 760 | 725 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 22 | SSW 6 | SW 22 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 54 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 47 | 105 | 105 | 161 | 273 | 444 | 347 | 271 | 379 | 763 | 664 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SW 21 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 66 | 105 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 25 | 50 | 45 | 82 | 81 | 35 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 197 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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