Surf Forecasts:
La Chocolatera surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SW swell with 897 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Chocolatera this week:
The most powerful waves expected at La Chocolatera in the next 16 days are 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Chocolatera over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.
Honestly, for the next two weeks, I’d be lying if I told you it was pumping. The whole 16-day window is a tough stretch. There’s a massive quiet patch, with nothing worth paddling out for from the start of the period all the way up until mid-month. Best to sit this one out for a while.
The first real glimmer of hope, the only true standout in this whole forecast, lands on the morning of Saturday the 15th of August at La Chocolatera. That morning, we’re looking at a clean 4ft swell out of the southwest (SW) with a period of 15 seconds. That’s some proper long-period groundswell energy pushing in (522 combined swell energy). The wind is glassy, coming light from the NNE. That’s going to leave the surface like a mirror. With the swell matching the optimum direction of SW for this spot, it’s the only session that’s shaping up to be really good. Keep in mind, though, this place can be inconsistent, and while the morning looks clean, it’s not a spot you can just rock up to anytime.
The water temperature is sitting at a very unusual 79°, which is far warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thicker wetsuit at home for that Saturday morning session.
Before that Saturday, and after it into Sunday the 16th, it’s either too messy with onshore wind, poor surf conditions, or the swell is just limp and weak. There’s a stretch of about two weeks with nothing truly rideable until that one morning. The rest of the second week looks similar: small, choppy, or blown out.
So, keep your eye on that Saturday the 15th morning. That’s your window. Everything else is a write-off.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 8 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 144 | 143 | 168 | 180 | 114 | 159 | 101 | 96 | 67 | 208 | 178 | 132 | 212 | 282 | 352 | 403 | 427 | 803 | 543 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.99m | 6:07AM2.17m | 6:16PM1.97m | 6:40AM2.15m | 6:55PM1.92m | 7:15AM2.11m | 7:39PM1.86m | 7:56AM2.04m | 8:30PM1.79m | 8:45AM1.95m | 9:34PM1.72m | 9:46AM1.87m | 10:51PM1.70m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.28m | 12:19PM0.43m | 00:22AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.42m | 00:58AM0.42m | 1:35PM0.42m | 1:39AM0.51m | 2:21PM0.45m | 2:28AM0.61m | 3:17PM0.48m | 3:30AM0.70m | 4:24PM0.49m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 103 | 114 | 143 | 90 | 180 | 69 | 159 | 101 | 26 | 67 | 208 | 178 | 132 | 212 | 282 | 352 | 240 | 427 | 803 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | 100 | 144 | 119 | 168 | 58 | 114 | 27 | 41 | 96 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 130 | 69 | 125 | 197 | 403 | 212 | 23 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WSW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 18 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 140 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 35 | 17 | 53 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 6 | — | SW 7 | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 106 | — | 104 | 63 | — | 45 | 27 | — | 29 | 23 | — | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1051 | 10 | 7 | 1051 | 168 | 7 | 1140 | 7 | 7 | 730 | 7 | 7 | 687 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 970 | 504 |
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