Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Chocolatera today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Chocolatera at 12PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Chocolatera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 694 | 679 | 655 | 783 | 755 | 746 | 746 | 1029 | 1151 | 1381 | 1245 | 1109 | 1314 | 1185 | 1170 | 1055 | 842 | 962 | 836 | 676 | 736 | 736 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.79m | 7:28PM1.76m | 7:24AM1.66m | 8:21PM1.65m | 8:16AM1.54m | 9:29PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.46m | 1:29AM0.77m | 1:49PM0.59m | 2:24AM0.88m | 2:46PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 609 | 694 | 679 | 655 | 783 | 755 | 746 | 746 | 1029 | 1151 | 1381 | 1245 | 1109 | 1314 | 1185 | 1170 | 1055 | 842 | 962 | 836 | 676 | 736 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | SW 7 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 161 | 151 | 120 | 116 | 89 | 95 | 85 | 67 | 58 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 123 | 123 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 50 | 13 | 50 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | W 15 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 34 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 79 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 25 | 8 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 170 | 229 | 205 | 178 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | 7 | 12 | — | 11 | — | 47 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 174 | 209 | 363 | 802 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1053 | 2 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 938 | 2 | 302 |
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