La Chocolatera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for La Chocolatera over the next couple of weeks.

First up, we’ve got a slow start. The first surf worth paddling out for doesn’t arrive until the morning of Monday, September 7th. For the next two weeks, this spot is usually a bit inconsistent, and you can see that here – there’s only one real standout, and a few other windows that are more about just getting wet than scoring.

Monday morning, September 7th, is your best bet across the whole outlook. La Chocolatera will be glassy – winds are calm, 0 mph, so the surface will be like a mirror. The swell is a clean 3 ft from the southwest, with a period of 13 seconds. That’s a nice groundswell, carrying moderate energy (594). The water is sitting at 79°, which is a whopping 11° warmer than normal – far warmer than usual for this time of year, so you can leave the thick rubber at home. This is the one to circle. The crowds can be a problem at times here, but for a morning like this, it’s worth fighting for a peak.

The rest of the week is a bit of a mixed bag. Monday afternoon the wind picks up to a light cross-onshore, and the swell drops to 2 ft, though the period jumps to 18 seconds – very long. That’s a lot of energy for a small wave, but at a point break like La Chocolatera, that long period should peel nicely. Still, it’s a marginal call.

Tuesday through to Thursday, the wind gets stronger and stays onshore or cross-onshore, with swell sitting around 3 ft to 4 ft from the southwest. The combined energy in the water is moderate to strong (up to 854 on Wednesday afternoon), but the wind is messy, making it choppy. The waves will be there, but they’ll be lumpy. It’s a poor to marginal forecast for most of those sessions.

After Thursday, the 11th of September, the surf tapers off. From the 12th through to the 21st of September, the swell drops to 1 ft to 3 ft, with periods varying from 10 to 20 seconds. The energy is weak to moderate (254 to 529). The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so conditions stay poor. There’s a long blank stretch in there – no real recommendations for nearly ten days. For an inconsistent spot like this, that’s not unusual, but it’s a bit of a bummer. The setup could be more interesting for kite gear than paddle surfing during that stretch, especially when the wind is up.

So, to wrap it up: Monday morning, September 7th, is the clear winner. Get on it early, enjoy the glassy conditions and that clean southwest swell. After that, it’s a waiting game. Forecasts can change, but for now, that’s the story.

Rusty.

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