La Chocolatera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the outlook for La Chocolatera is a tough one for the paddle surfer. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off for quality waves. There’s a big gap here where there’s just nothing to get excited about, and the few moments that have a pulse are buried in poor conditions. The water is sitting at a very unusual 79° – that’s 10° warmer than average for this time of year, which is a proper anomaly.

The first real suggestion of something surfable doesn’t come until the morning of Friday, August 7th. There’s a solid 4 ft swell from the SW with a period of 16 seconds, which is a very long-period groundswell. The combined wave energy is strong (1087). The wind is light and offshore from the SSW, which would make it clean. But this is a point break, and with a period that long, it can sometimes get a bit straight and fat. Still, it’s the best looking window in the whole forecast. The score suggests it’s marginal, but that’s the pick of a bad bunch. The afternoon blows out with a 12 mph onshore wind.

After that, it’s back to the same story. August 14th (Friday morning) has another look with a 3 ft swell from the SW, but a very long period of 18 seconds and a light offshore breeze. The energy is moderate (691). It’s another marginal call, but the potential is there for a clean, if small, glassy session if you can find the right spot.

For the rest of the period, you’re looking at a combination of onshore winds, small swell, and a persistent “poor surf conditions” label. The swell direction is mostly SW, which is the optimum for this exposed point, but the wind is just never your friend for long enough. The inconsistent nature of this break also means you’ll be waiting around for the sets.

Honestly, if you’re a kite surfer, the constant onshore flow and the exposed beach setup might be more interesting than it is for us on a paddle board. For the rest of us, this is a two-week period where you either get a very early morning in the first week of August, or you wait for the forecasts to change.

Rusty.

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