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
G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've been looking at the charts for this stretch of coast. Let me be straight with you—it’s a grim run for the next two and a half weeks. There’s only one spot worth talking about, and even then, it’s a gamble.
We're looking at La Chocolatera, a point break that's notoriously *inconsistent*. Right now, the water temp is sitting at 79°F which is far warmer than normal for this time of year—pretty unusual stuff. The trouble is, the surf just isn't cooperating.
The best of a bad bunch is actually right here at the start. On Sunday morning, the 6th of September, we’ve got a 4ft SW swell, with a period of 14 seconds. That's a nice groundswell, with moderate wave energy (628). The wind is light and offshore from the SW, which will keep things clean. This is your one standout—it’s not big, but with that period and glassy conditions, La Chocolatera could offer a few lined-up waves. Keep in mind it's inconsistent though, and crowds are sometimes a factor here.
From Sunday afternoon onward, it all goes pear-shaped. The wind swings cross-on or onshore, the quality drops to marginal at best, and from Tuesday the 8th, it’s just poor conditions all the way. Swell heights hover around 2ft to 4ft, but with onshore winds and moderate breezes, it’s choppy and messy. The combined energy is moderate but the setup is all wrong for clean surfing. There’s a solid gap from the 8th of September all the way through to the 21st with nothing worth recommending—that's nearly two weeks of poor to marginal surf.
The long-range stuff after the 15th sees some SW swell around 3ft to 3ft, but the period is short (12-14 seconds) and winds remain onshore. With wave energy moderate, it’s just not going to shape up well. This spot is a point, so a long period swell can work nicely here, but we aren’t getting that. For beginners, anything over 5ft would be too much, but that’s not an issue here—it never gets that big. It’s just flat or poor.
If you’re a kite surfer, the cross-on winds and choppy seas from the 8th onward might offer something, but for a paddle surfer, there’s not much to get excited about. The only real chance is that Sunday morning session—be there early, hope the inconsistency doesn’t kill it, and you might snag a few.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 471 | 394 | 336 | 300 | 330 | 400 | 375 | 532 | 401 | 412 | 757 | 739 | 729 | 489 | 407 | 407 | 268 | 208 | 208 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 4:21AM2.38m | 4:40PM2.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 10:35AM0.14m | 10:46PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 573 | 471 | 394 | 336 | 295 | 330 | 400 | 375 | 532 | 401 | 412 | 757 | 739 | 729 | 489 | 407 | 407 | 268 | 208 | 208 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 18 | 61 | 10 | 252 | 300 | 254 | 144 | 144 | 179 | 53 | 375 | 22 | 80 | 45 | 65 | 65 | 10 | 49 | 13 | 14 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 24 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 183 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 375 | 23 | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 5 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 27 | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 19 | — | 47 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 65 | 51 | 33 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1051 | 18 | 7 | 1122 | 174 | 221 | 1052 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1078 | 174 |
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