El Chinchorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.45° S 70.30° W

El Chinchorro WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chinchorro sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.7° 

El Chinchorro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


El Chinchorro surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 3,102 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Chinchorro this week:

The surf forecast for El Chinchorro over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Chinchorro in the next 16 days are 2.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (-04) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sat 22nd Aug)3.5ft (1.1m) 9s
Best Surf 8AM (Fri 28th Aug)5ft (1.5m) 18s
Most Powerful 5PM (Fri 28th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Chinchorro over the next 16 days.


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