Surf Forecasts:
La Chocolatera surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, SW swell with 757 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 1.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 1AM. 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 | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Chocolatera over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me break it down for you. It’s a grim 16 days ahead, plain and simple. We’ve got next to no surf on the horizon. The first thing worth mentioning isn't until Thursday morning the 11th of September at La Chocolatera, with a 4ft south-west swell – but there’s a light cross-onshore breeze that’ll chop it up. It barely qualifies as marginal. After that, it’s a flat, windy mess for days.
The water temperature at La Chocolatera is 79°, which is more than 11° warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s crazy warm, like a heated pool, but it doesn’t help the waves.
On Monday the 15th of September, we get a 3ft south-west groundswell with a 16-second period, and the combined swell energy is moderate at 576. But again, the wind is onshore from the south-west, so it’s marginal and crumbly. Same story on Tuesday the 15th afternoon, and again on Thursday the 24th of September with a 2ft south-west groundswell and light cross-onshore wind. None of these are worth rushing for.
La Chocolatera is a point break that rarely gets good and is exposed to south-west swells, and the onshore wind just kills the quality day after day. It’s really more of a kite-surfing setup with this persistent onshore breeze and moderate swell. For paddlers, the best you could hope for is the morning of Monday the 15th of September, but it’s honestly a long shot. Just not the time to get your hopes up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 757 | 739 | 729 | 489 | 736 | 590 | 464 | 437 | 208 | 170 | 131 | 114 | 152 | 203 | 159 | 362 | 508 | 502 | 429 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:01AM2.25m | 3:15PM2.14m | 3:42AM2.34m | 3:59PM2.21m | 4:21AM2.38m | 4:40PM2.24m | 4:57AM2.35m | 5:19PM2.21m | 5:32AM2.27m | 5:57PM2.13m | 6:07AM2.15m | 6:35PM2.02m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.21m | 9:14AM0.31m | 9:25PM0.14m | 9:56AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.12m | 10:35AM0.14m | 10:46PM0.16m | 11:12AM0.13m | 11:23PM0.23m | 11:47AM0.16m | 00:00AM0.34m | 12:23PM0.25m | 00:37AM0.47m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 412 | 757 | 739 | 729 | 489 | 736 | 590 | 464 | 12 | 208 | 170 | 118 | 114 | 87 | 41 | 159 | 362 | 508 | 502 | 429 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 21 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 375 | 106 | 12 | 11 | 78 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 18 | 12 | 58 | 131 | 94 | 152 | 203 | 42 | 134 | 25 | 23 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 20 | SW 24 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 10 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 24 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 86 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 112 | — | 65 | 62 | — | — | — | 86 | 437 | 51 | 72 | 80 | 57 | 44 | — | 38 | 32 | 29 | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1051 | 10 | 10 | 1051 | 7 | 2 | 1053 | 209 | 10 | 1193 | 28 | 10 | 1140 | 7 | 7 | 1053 | 311 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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