Surf Forecasts:
La Chocolatera surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period, SW swell with 940 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 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. 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 | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Chocolatera over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at La Chocolatera are a bit of a tough watch. This is a point break that thrives on a good SW groundswell, and while we’ve got that direction showing up, the conditions are just fighting it every step of the way. The water is a crazy 79°F, which is a whopping 10°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a real anomaly, feels like a bath out there.
The only real window of opportunity, and it’s a marginal one, kicks off right at the start. On Saturday afternoon, September 5th, we’ve got a 5ft swell out of the SW, with a 14-second period. The energy is moderate at 978. It’s not perfect – we’ve got a light cross-onshore breeze from the W at 6 mph, so it’s a little bumpy, but it’s the biggest push of the whole window. It’s supposed to be inconsistent here, and the crowds might show up sometimes, but for a point break that aligns with that SW direction, it’s your best shot.
After that, it’s a slog. Sunday the 6th through to the end of the forecast on the 20th is a long run of poor conditions. The wind is pretty much stuck onshore from the SW or SSW, mostly 9 to 12 mph, which is going to chop things up. Swell heights drop and hover around 1ft to 4ft, with really short periods between 12 and 14 seconds most days, meaning weak, crumbly waves. The combined energy mostly sits in the low to mid hundreds, which is weak. There are a couple of longer-period pulses (18 to 21 seconds) on the 7th, 13th, 14th, and 19th, but with the wind and small size, they’ll be lackluster and messy.
If you’re a beginner, the swell never gets over 5ft, so size isn’t an issue, but the quality is so poor it’s hard to recommend. Honestly, for a stretch from the 7th to the 20th, the conditions are so consistently poor that it looks more like a setup for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Don’t hold your breath; this blank run is pretty normal for the spot when the wind doesn’t play ball.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 928 | 742 | 573 | 471 | 394 | 336 | 300 | 254 | 400 | 375 | 532 | 401 | 466 | 757 | 739 | 729 | 489 | 476 | 407 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.71m | 10:53AM1.73m | 00:08AM1.78m | 12:19PM1.77m | 1:19AM1.93m | 1:29PM1.89m | 2:14AM2.10m | 2:26PM2.03m | 3:01AM2.25m | 3:15PM2.14m | 3:42AM2.34m | 3:59PM2.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.52m | 4:45AM0.80m | 5:30PM0.51m | 6:17AM0.75m | 6:47PM0.43m | 7:30AM0.61m | 7:49PM0.31m | 8:26AM0.45m | 8:40PM0.21m | 9:14AM0.31m | 9:25PM0.14m | 9:56AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 928 | 742 | 573 | 471 | 394 | 336 | 295 | 216 | 400 | 375 | 532 | 401 | 466 | 757 | 739 | 729 | 489 | 476 | 407 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 2 | 18 | 61 | 14 | 252 | 300 | 254 | 144 | 144 | 179 | 51 | 375 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 56 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 22 | W 12 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 20 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | — | SW 20 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 183 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 9 | 375 | 24 | — | 12 | — | 15 | 11 | 10 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 27 | 47 | 35 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 27 | — | 38 | 55 | 77 | 46 | 41 | — | 61 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1051 | 14 | 10 | 730 | 7 | 7 | 636 | 14 | 18 | 1053 | 40 | 10 | 1189 | 174 | 142 | 1051 | 7 | 7 | 1122 | 7 |
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