Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Chocolatera today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Chocolatera at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Chocolatera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 557 | 630 | 557 | 565 | 557 | 528 | 694 | 686 | 671 | 725 | 683 | 755 | 1230 | 1215 | 1200 | 979 | 979 | 954 | 831 | 777 | 856 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.47m | 11:55PM1.67m | 12:11PM1.55m | 00:45AM1.79m | 1:06PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.77m | 6:15AM0.84m | 6:17PM0.72m | 7:05AM0.69m | 7:07PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 557 | 630 | 557 | 565 | 557 | 518 | 386 | 686 | 671 | 725 | 683 | 755 | 1230 | 1215 | 1200 | 979 | 979 | 954 | 831 | 777 | 856 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 20 | NW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 246 | 306 | 373 | 365 | 463 | 528 | 694 | 380 | 369 | 321 | 273 | 273 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 97 | 21 | 49 | 34 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 10 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 10 | SSW 20 | NW 9 | SW 18 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 45 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 21 | 81 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 51 | 60 | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 687 | 1051 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 269 | 269 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 135 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 302 |
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