La Chocolatera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you—it’s a rough stretch for La Chocolatera. The whole 16-day window is a grind, and there’s no standout session to get excited about.

The first real chance to even paddle out doesn’t show up until Saturday, August 10th, but even then, it’s a struggle. The water temp is sitting at 78° – that’s a massive 9° warmer than normal for this time of year, which is very unusual. You’ll be sweating in your wetsuit, or just trunks.

For the first week, from Saturday the 10th through to Friday the 15th, we’ve got a consistent SW swell running, but it’s plagued by onshore winds. The swell heights are around 2ft to 5ft, with periods ranging from 13 to 20 seconds. That long-period groundswell (14-20 seconds) is good for the points, but the wind is just ruining it. The combined energy (523) on Tuesday the 11th afternoon shows moderate power, but those onshore winds make it messy. There’s a brief glimmer on Thursday the 13th morning with a lighter WSW cross-on breeze, but the swell is only 2ft, and it’s still marginal. The best call in that first week would be Thursday the 14th afternoon: 5ft of SW swell with a 16-second period, and stray onshore wind. The energy (1098) is moderate, but it’s still not clean. It’s a “maybe” for a patient surfer, not a “must-go.”

The second week, from Saturday the 16th through to Sunday the 23rd, is more of the same. The swell drops off, the wind stays onshore, and the energy fades. On Thursday the 20th morning, there’s a little lift with a light cross-on breeze and 4ft SW swell, but it’s barely worth a mention. The rest of that week is just 2ft to 3ft, weak, and onshore. It’s flat, mate.

Overall, there’s no single day that stands out as a true winner. The break is inconsistent, and this forecast is a long, blank run of poor surf conditions. The best I can say is that a few days in the middle of the first week have enough swell to be interesting if the wind miraculously changes, but the forecast doesn’t show that. For now, the kites might have a better time on the open beach than we will on the point. It’s a tough one to call. Keep your head up, the forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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