Surf Forecasts:
Chacopata surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period, NE swell with 5 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chacopata this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Chacopata in the next 16 days are 0.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 17th Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chacopata over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the charts for Chacopata. Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak picture for the next couple of weeks. Surfable swell is almost non-existent, and the wind is a constant problem. We’re looking at a long stretch of very small, weak waves blown out by onshore winds.
There’s nothing worth paddling out for right now. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off. We’ve got a few tiny pulses of swell – maybe 1ft to 2ft from the NE or ENE – but the period on these waves is just 2 to 3 seconds. That’s pure wind chop with almost no energy at all. The combined swell energy is mostly in the single digits (1 to 5), which is flat-out weak. Even on the rare afternoons where you see a little bump in the energy reading (up to 9) on the 26th of August, the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore at 18 to 22 mph, making it a complete mess.
The only wave height that counts for anything is on the afternoon of the 26th of August when we hit 2ft NE swell with a period of 3 seconds, but that’s still a short-period, blown-out lump. The wind blows onshore from the ENE for the entire forecast, sometimes gusting to 25 mph. The water is sitting at 80°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year.
For a reef break like Chacopata that needs a clean, decent swell, this run of flat, windy conditions is more normal for the area this time of year. There’s simply nothing here to get excited about. No standouts. No hidden gems. Just a bunch of zero scores across the board. I wouldn’t bother waxing the board for this.
Stay patient, and check back. It tends not to stay this poor forever.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 11 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54AM0.41m | 5:40AM0.39m | 9:15PM0.19m | 6:25AM0.35m | 8:35PM0.23m | 7:08AM0.31m | 8:51PM0.26m | 7:53AM0.25m | 9:23PM0.28m | 8:53AM0.20m | 10:12PM0.30m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.01m | 1:24PM0.03m | 1:53PM0.06m | 00:37AM0.18m | 2:19PM0.09m | 1:57AM0.17m | 2:43PM0.11m | 3:01AM0.15m | 3:02PM0.13m | 4:02AM0.13m | 3:16PM0.14m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 320 | 260 | 260 | 396 | 260 | 349 | 261 | 51 | 291 | 349 | 304 | 349 | 349 | 349 | 269 | 51 | 32 | 261 | 261 | 51 |
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