La Chocolatera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at a pretty challenging stretch ahead for the local lineup.

The main issue is that for the next ten days or so, we’re stuck in a pattern where the wind is almost always smashing the break from the same direction as the swell. That onshore flow is cooking any chance of a clean face. We’re looking at a run of about eight days, from Tuesday the 25th of August all the way through the 2nd of September, where you might as well leave the board in the garage – the surf is poor and the conditions are not worth the paddle out.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on the morning of Friday the 28th of August. The swell is building, with a moderate wave energy reading (858), but the wind is still onshore. It’s marginal at best. This trend continues into the weekend. Saturday the 29th sees the biggest swell of the early period, around 5ft, with strong wave energy (1118), but again, that wind is ruining it. It’s not until the morning of Friday the 4th of September that we finally get a decent window. The swell is 5ft from the SW with moderate wave energy (1149), and the wind is light from the SSW, which is nearly offshore. This makes it the first genuinely worthwhile session. The following morning, Saturday the 5th of September, looks even better. We’ve got clean conditions with a slight air and a solid 5ft SW swell. The combined wave energy is 894, and with the wind off the land, the wave faces should be glassy. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there. It’s an inconsistent break, so you might wait a while between sets, but when they come, they’ll be worth it. Because the swell period is 14 seconds, expect some longer lulls between sets, which actually makes paddling out a bit easier, and the waves will have decent shape. That Saturday morning is the standout – absolutely the best on offer in this forecast.

Later into the second week, we get a few more mornings with light wind and a 4ft swell, like Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th of September, but the wave energy falls away again, and it’s just not the same quality.

So, to sum it up: it’s a rough start with a long dry spell. The real action, if you can call it that, is the window from Friday the 4th through Saturday the 5th of September. If you can only get out once, make it that Saturday morning.

Stay frothy.

Rusty

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