Surf Forecasts:
Chacopata surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period, ENE swell with 8 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 Thursday (Jul 23) 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 (Thu 23rd Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 3s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chacopata over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s be honest, the next 16 days are a total dud. From now through the 4th of August, there’s nothing worth paddling out for. We’ve got tiny, weak windswell coming straight onshore. The wind is a moderate to fresh breeze out of the NE or ENE, chopping everything up. Swell height is rarely above 2 feet, and the period is 2 to 3 seconds – that’s just wind chop. The combined wave energy is pathetic, sitting in the single digits (0 to 9). It’s a total blank run.
The only spot in the mix is Chacopata (Venezuela), a reef break. It’s consistent, but that doesn’t help when there’s no swell. The water is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, at about 77°, which is 3° cooler than average. That’s notable, but not extreme.
The first half of the window is a complete washout. We get a few afternoons with the tiniest slivers – 1 feet to 2 feet of NE windswell on Monday the 22nd through Friday the 26th of July, but it’s always onshore, gusty, and the period is 3 seconds. That’s not surfable. The only slight change comes on Sunday the 26th of July, with a light cross-on wind from the east, but there’s still zero swell. Then we go into the last week of July and the first few days of August with nothing. No swell, just onshore wind. The wind actually picks up to a strong breeze on the 4th of August – 25 mph from the ENE – but again, the swell is only 1 feet. It’s just messy.
There are no standouts. No good options. The entire 16-day forecast is a bust. You’d be better off on a kite with this onshore wind and tiny chop, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a hard no. The reef at Chacopata is just sitting there, waiting for a real swell that never comes. Sometimes it goes like this in this area – the blank runs can be long. But forecasts change, and it won’t stay this way forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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) | — | NE 3 | E 2 | — | NE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 2 | — | NE 3 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40AM0.20m | 00:27AM0.31m | 1:06PM0.16m | 00:57AM0.32m | 2:13PM0.13m | 1:31AM0.33m | 3:12PM0.11m | 2:08AM0.33m | 4:16PM0.10m | 2:47AM0.34m | 3:27AM0.34m | 4:06AM0.35m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.20m | 4:22PM0.12m | 10:11AM0.14m | 4:27PM0.13m | 10:40AM0.10m | 4:30PM0.12m | 11:12AM0.06m | 4:36PM0.11m | 11:45AM0.03m | 4:46PM0.09m | 12:19PM0.01m | 12:52PM0.01m | |||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | E 2 | — | NE 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 2 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 269 | 304 | 539 | 349 | 260 | 349 | 320 | 260 | 349 | 261 | 260 | 269 | 269 | 60 | 326 | 269 | 260 | 165 | 260 | 260 |
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Chacopata is 12 km (7 miles) from the city of El Guamache. If you plan a holiday in Sucre, look for hotels and other accommodation in El Guamache. El Guamache has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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