Choroni - Playa Grande Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, looking at the 16-day picture for our local spot.

Overall, it’s a pretty grim outlook for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a big stretch of real poor surf conditions, with onshore winds and messy waves dominating most of the days. There’s no real standout session to get excited about, but let’s break it down.

The first few days are a write-off. Friday the 24th through to Monday the 27th are all showing poor surf, with wind blowing onshore and weak, short-period swell. The energy is feeble, with values barely hitting 150 (combined energy of all swells directed here). The only tiny glimmer comes on the morning of Sunday the 26th. We see that glassy condition with the wind going light from the WNW at 3 mph, and a small 3 ft swell from the NE. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The water temp sits at about 81°, which is normal for this time of year.

Things don’t get much better through the week. Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th stay mostly poor with onshore wind and weak energy. The combined swell energy is still well under 200. By Thursday the 30th, the swell height picks up to 6 ft in the morning and 8 ft in the afternoon, but it’s eating a cross-onshore wind, making it choppy and messy. The energy bumps up to 403 (combined) in the morning and 559 (combined) in the afternoon, but the conditions just aren’t there.

Friday the 31st and into the first week of August is more of the same. Heights hover around 5 ft to 7 ft, but the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, and the wave comment keeps saying “poor surf conditions” or “marginal.” The swell period is short, usually 6 to 8 seconds, so no real power behind it.

If you’re desperate, the mornings of Sunday the 4th of August and Monday the 5th of August might be the least worst options, with lighter winds and some marginal conditions, but honestly, nothing here is worth paddling out for. The combined energy during these periods is still weak to moderate at best.

For the breaks themselves, Choroni - Playa Grande is the only spot in the data. It’s a fairly exposed beach that likes swell from the NE, but the onshore winds are just killing any chance of clean waves. With the swell over 5 ft at times and the strong cross-onshore wind, this setup actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, bottom line: a long stretch of poor surf with no real standout days. Keep the board in the car and check back next forecast.

Rusty.

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