La Chocolatera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for our local stretch.

Straight up, this is going to be a lean run. We're looking at a solid two-week stretch where the surf is mostly small and pretty average. The best of it, and honestly the only window worth getting excited about, lands on the morning of Monday the 7th of July, and even that's a bit of a mixed bag.

La Chocolatera is our only show in town. It's an inconsistent point break, so you know the drill – it doesn't fire often, so when it does, you sit up and pay attention. The water is a balmy 78°, which is a whopping 8° warmer than usual for this time of year. That's seriously unusual, feels like a warm bath out there. The main issue is the wind. We've got a long-period SW groundswell running, with a period of 19 seconds, which will bring heaps of energy (1022) and well-shaped lines. The swell is a clean 4ft. But that SW wind at 9 mph blowing onshore is going to make it a bit messy. It’s a marginal call.

After that Monday morning, it's pretty much downhill. We get a bit more size on the 7th of July with 5ft, but the period drops to 16 seconds and the wind swings more cross-onshore. By the 8th of July, we're down to 4ft and dropping. There's a long, flat spell from around the 12th of July through to the 16th of July, with waves barely scraping 3ft – that's a real lull.

Late in the forecast, around the 19th of July, there's a glimmer. The swell picks back up to 5ft on the Sunday morning, with a promising 17-second period and light winds. The combined energy jumps to 1275. That *could* be something, but it's a long way out so don't book the week off yet. The cross-onshore winds in the afternoons will likely chop it up.

So here’s the call: That Monday the 7th of July is the one to aim for. Get there early, before the wind gets too messy. Don't expect perfection, but it's the best we've got for a while.

Stay salty.
Rusty.

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