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La Chocolatera surfForecast / Guayas / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 -05
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La Chocolatera surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Chocolatera sea temperature is
27.4° C
 (Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Chocolatera today?

The current surf forecast for La Chocolatera at 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

Table - waves today at La Chocolatera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)121214141414131313131313121212121212141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)297252248407407390347342342286331238220220216212172175140250229277222219
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		onglasscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
2.24
3:58AM
2.15
4:15PM
2.34
4:36AM
2.23
4:51PM
2.38
5:16AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
0.28
9:54PM
0.26
10:03AM
0.20
10:30PM
0.14
10:41AM
0.17
11:07PM
0.06
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:26
Sunset--6:35-------6:35-------6:34-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C262627272626252525262626262525252525262626252525
Feels °C (?)302929302929272728292829302828282828282829282829
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