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 folks, Rusty here with a look at what's ahead for La Chocolatera.
Right now, we’re in a tough stretch. The water is sitting at a very warm 79° – that’s 10° above normal for this time of year, which is seriously unusual. But the surf? Honestly, it's pretty flat for the next week and a half. We’ve got a very long run of "poor surf conditions" staring us down. The combined energy is sitting in the moderate range, bouncing from 149 to 912 through the period, but the wave comment has been consistently poor. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore from the SW or WSW, which is ruining any chance of a clean face.
The best we can see is on Friday the 7th of August morning. The swell bumps up a tiny bit to 3ft from the SW, with a very long period of 16 seconds, and combined energy reaches 697. The wind looks light from the SSW, almost a glassy morning. But the system is still calling it "marginal" and the score is weak, so expectations should be on the floor. It’s an inconsistent point break to begin with, and with that long period groundswell, it might get a bit fat and straight – though a point break is the right place for it.
After that, the rest of the first week and into the second is all onshore wind and knee-high dribble. There’s a glimmer on Monday the 17th of August morning – the swell jumps to 5ft from the SW with a period of 17 seconds. The combined energy jumps hard to 1169. That’s a lot more juice, but again, the notes say "marginal" and the wind is still onshore. It’s still 16 days out, so it’s promising but far from certain. For now, the best call is to wait for that early Friday morning window on the 7th if you’re desperate for a long period slide, but don’t get your hopes up.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 168 | 180 | 114 | 159 | 120 | 96 | 67 | 140 | 178 | 132 | 212 | 282 | 265 | 403 | 492 | 886 | 606 | 521 | 434 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 11:01AM1.83m | 00:13AM1.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:47AM0.76m | 5:40PM0.46m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 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 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 119 | 90 | 180 | 91 | 159 | 101 | 31 | 67 | 140 | 178 | 132 | 212 | 282 | 265 | 282 | 492 | 886 | 606 | 521 | 434 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 140 | 168 | 46 | 114 | 20 | 4 | 96 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 130 | 108 | 123 | 194 | 403 | 205 | 23 | — | 33 | 30 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 10 | NW 10 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 13 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 18 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 53 | 45 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 9 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 104 | 88 | — | 54 | 120 | — | 36 | 19 | — | 16 | — | 8 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 21 | — | — | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 1051 | 18 | 7 | 1176 | 7 | 7 | 730 | 7 | 7 | 687 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1051 | 504 | 7 | 1055 | 40 |
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