Chacopata Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you – the outlook for the next 16 days at Chacopata is a pretty flat affair. This is a consistent reef break that’s exposed to the swell, but right now, the ocean’s just not delivering. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak waves with onshore winds, so don’t get your hopes up for any proper sessions.

Let’s start from Tuesday, 18 August. The morning offers a tiny 0.3ft swell from the east with a short period of 8 seconds and low energy (1). The water’s sitting at 27°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. The wind is blowing onshore from the NNE at 6 mph, making it look pretty poor. The afternoon doesn’t get any better, with a 1ft swell from the NE, a period of just 2 seconds, and energy still at 1. That’s not surf, that’s a ripple.

Wednesday, 19 August, stays poor. The morning sees a 0.7ft east-northeast swell with a 2-second period and energy at 1, with the onshore wind picking up to 16 mph. The afternoon is a bit bigger at 2ft from the east-northeast, but with a 3-second period, energy at 8. Still mostly messy and blown out.

The rest of the week is a dead zone. Thursday, 20 August, through Sunday, 23 August, there’s barely any swell – most periods show zero energy, and the odd 1ft or 2ft pulse from the northeast with periods of 3 seconds and energy under 5. The wind is onshore and moderate to fresh, so it’s not worth paddling out. The same pattern holds through Monday, 24 August, with more flat spells and onshore breezes.

We get a tiny flicker on Tuesday, 25 August, with a 0.7ft swell from the east-northeast but a longer period of 12 seconds, pushing energy to 14. That’s a bit of groundswell, but it’s so small it’s barely rideable, and the wind is onshore at 19 mph. It’s a tease, not a session.

From Wednesday, 26 August, right through to Wednesday, 2 September, the story doesn’t change. We’re looking at a lot of days with no swell at all, and the occasional 1ft or 2ft northeast pulse with short periods and energy mostly under 5. The wind stays onshore, moderate to fresh, with some afternoons copping fresh cross-onshore breezes that make it lumpy and choppy. On 31 August, we get a 0.3ft swell from the NE with an 8-second period and energy at 6, but it’s cross-onshore and messy.

There’s no standout day here. The best you could hope for is the morning of 25 August, with that 12-second period groundswell, but at 0.7ft, it’s not enough to get excited about. The rest is flat, windy, and poor. For a consistent reef like Chacopata, this is a frustrating run, but it won’t stay this way forever – forecasts can change. For now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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