Surf Forecasts:
Chacopata surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period, NE swell with 9 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chacopata this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Chacopata in the next 16 days are 0.6m 3s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 3s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chacopata over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a real hard look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks at Chacopata. I’ll level with you straight up: this is a tough stretch. The forecast is showing a long, drawn-out period of very small, weak, onshore wind-affected surf, with almost nothing to get excited about.
Right off the bat, from Tuesday the 14th through to the end of the outlook, the story is the same. We’re looking at tiny, short-period windswell, mostly from the ENE, with heights barely bumping up to 2 ft at best. The strength of the swell is pitiful – the combined wave energy is a weak 1 to 9 (single digits). The real killer is the wind. It’s blowing *on* from the NE and ENE, meaning it’s coming straight into the break, trashing what little shape there is. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there.
Because of the persistent onshore breeze and the lack of any real swell, the surf quality is consistently tagged as “poor”. There’s no standout day, no hidden gem. The best you could hope for is a tiny bump on Wednesday afternoon, the 15th, with 2 ft of 3-second period windswell, but even then, a 22 mph onshore wind will make it a complete mess. If you’re a beginner, even the 2 ft days are not going to be fun because of the wind chop. For experts, there’s literally nothing to work with.
The first week runs from the 14th to the 20th, and it’s a write-off. The second week, from the 21st to the 29th, is no better. You get a tiny, barely-there pulse on the 25th of July with a 0.3 ft, 8-second period swell, but by then the wind is still onshore, so it’s a non-starter. The wind does look like it might ease up a tiny bit on the 22nd, but the swell is still microscopically small.
Look, a blank run like this isn’t totally unusual for a spot that’s this exposed and reliant on specific conditions. It can stay poor for a while. To be honest, with the constant onshore wind and tiny, weak surf, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, because at least the wind is consistent. But for a proper surf, don’t bother. There’s not a single recommendation in the entire 16 days. I’m sorry, but that’s the truth. This is a total flat spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 7 | NE 2 | NE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:48AM0.43m | 6:32AM0.41m | 11:26PM0.20m | 7:15AM0.37m | 11:26PM0.23m | 7:56AM0.32m | 11:40PM0.26m | 8:32AM0.26m | 00:01AM0.29m | 8:40AM0.20m | 00:27AM0.31m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM-0.03m | 2:25PM-0.01m | 2:57PM0.02m | 1:26AM0.19m | 3:26PM0.06m | 2:46AM0.19m | 3:51PM0.09m | 3:56AM0.19m | 4:09PM0.11m | 5:08AM0.17m | 4:22PM0.12m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 269 | 260 | 349 | 269 | 260 | 349 | 269 | 260 | 349 | 269 | 260 | 349 | 349 | 269 | 349 | 349 | 260 | 349 | 269 | 51 |
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