Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Chinchorro today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Chinchorro at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Chinchorro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1027 | 1011 | 946 | 946 | 509 | 451 | 517 | 444 | 437 | 394 | 326 | 394 | 573 | 606 | 324 | 597 | 540 | 444 | 437 | 394 | 424 | 316 | 301 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.02m | 9:03PM1.10m | 9:04AM1.00m | 9:38PM1.20m | 9:43AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.32m | 2:40PM0.18m | 3:12AM0.27m | 3:10PM0.15m | 3:57AM0.22m | 3:41PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1027 | 1011 | 946 | 946 | 509 | 255 | 517 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 157 | 171 | 573 | 249 | 324 | 304 | 273 | 273 | 222 | 242 | 424 | 173 | 190 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | W 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 231 | 451 | 7 | 444 | 437 | 394 | 326 | 394 | 202 | 606 | 260 | 597 | 540 | 444 | 437 | 394 | 186 | 316 | 301 | 297 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 31 | 179 | 261 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 283 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 157 | 249 | 197 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 196 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 196 |
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