Surf Forecasts:
La Chocolatera surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period, SW swell with 1,317 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 1.6m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4PM. 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 | 4PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Chocolatera over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, it’s Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you. Right now, for the whole 16-day window, it’s looking pretty quiet out at La Chocolatera. This point break is inconsistent at the best of times, and this stretch is no exception. We’ve got a long gap of poor conditions before we even see anything worth paddling out for.
The water temp is pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual there to worry about.
Sunday the 26th kicks off with a solid swell but terrible onshore wind, making for poor surf. That’s the story for the next several days. There’s actually a small pulse of long-period groundswell (17-20 seconds) from the SW starting Monday the 27th, with moderate wave energy (around 1200-1300), but the wind is blowing right on it, and the break is exposed, so it’s all messy and choppy. It’s not surfable, just a big, blown-out mess. That’s the case right through to the end of the month.
We then hit a dead zone from about the 1st of August through the 4th of August. Swell drops right off – we’re talking 2ft to 3ft – and energy is weak (down in the 200-300 range). The wind is still on it most of the time. There is simply nothing to get excited about.
The best, and I mean *only* real standout window, is the Wednesday the 5th of August through to the 6th of August. We get a small bump in swell up to around 4ft from the SW, with moderate wave energy (720-820). The period holds at a decent 15 seconds. The problem is the wind. On Wednesday the 5th morning, it’s light onshore, and that afternoon it’s a gentle cross-onshore. It’s labelled as marginal. It could be okay for an intermediate surfer who knows the break, but it’s not clean. It won’t be a standout, just a potentially rideable window if you’re desperate.
After that, from Thursday the 6th afternoon and through to the end of the outlook on Monday the 10th, the surf fades again. It’s back to poor conditions, small swell under 3ft, weak energy, and onshore winds. The last few days of the forecast are just a long, flat, and messy finish.
Bottom line: For a spot that’s already inconsistent, this is a very quiet and poor run. The only faint glimmer of hope is that quick pulse around the 5th and 6th, but don't expect anything clean. It’s a real bummer.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 671 | 373 | 447 | 1124 | 1124 | 1165 | 1129 | 1317 | 979 | 833 | 742 | 586 | 444 | 437 | 411 | 311 | 306 | 209 | 164 | 150 | 144 |
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 | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.70m | 2:39AM1.76m | 2:30PM1.77m | 3:20AM1.86m | 3:12PM1.84m | 3:57AM1.96m | 3:51PM1.91m | 4:31AM2.05m | 4:28PM1.96m | 5:04AM2.11m | 5:03PM1.99m | 5:36AM2.15m | 5:39PM1.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.82m | 8:10PM0.49m | 8:36AM0.75m | 8:54PM0.40m | 9:19AM0.67m | 9:33PM0.32m | 9:58AM0.60m | 10:09PM0.27m | 10:35AM0.53m | 10:43PM0.24m | 11:10AM0.49m | 11:16PM0.25m | 11:44AM0.45m | 11:48PM0.28m | |||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 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 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 671 | 367 | 447 | 1124 | 1124 | 1165 | 1129 | 1317 | 979 | 833 | 742 | 586 | 444 | 437 | 411 | 311 | 306 | 209 | 164 | 150 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 373 | 306 | 63 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 28 | 102 | 100 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | W 21 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 118 | 114 | 97 | 37 | 49 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 41 | 36 | — | — | 68 | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 29 | 32 | 136 | 116 | 34 | 41 | 31 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 1053 | 10 | 7 | 980 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1172 | 40 | 10 | 1059 | 7 | 7 | 687 | 7 |
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