Surf Forecasts:
Chacopata surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period, NE swell with 12 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chacopata this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Chacopata in the next 16 days are 0.7m 4s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) 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 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chacopata over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this next couple of weeks is a tough one for the waves around here. We’ve got a solid run of days where the ocean is just not playing ball.
The main issue is the wind. It’s hammering onshore from the NE and ENE pretty much every day, and that’s the worst direction for our exposed reef setup at Chacopata. The swell is tiny, mostly bumpy and weak, with combined energy sitting at 1 and barely cracking double digits. The water is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 77°F.
We start off on Thursday the 23rd of July with some clouds and a fresh 19 mph wind from the NE. That’s onshore, chopping up an already puny 1 ft swell from the ENE. The period is a pathetic 2 seconds – just wind slop. The afternoon is not much better, with a 2 ft swell and a 22 mph onshore breeze. It’s poor.
Friday the 24th, the morning is a washout with nothing measurable. The afternoon brings a 2 ft swell from the ENE, but a 19 mph onshore wind does it no favours. Saturday the 25th, the morning is flat, with the afternoon only offering 1 ft of messy, short-period windswell. Sunday the 26th brings a little relief from the wind strength, with a light 6 mph cross-onshore breeze from the N in the morning, but there’s zero swell. The afternoon picks up a 0.7 ft bump from the NNE, but a moderate breeze and a risk of thunderstorms make it a write-off.
The whole of the next week looks the same: Monday the 27th through to Sunday the 2nd of August, we’re talking mostly 1 ft to 2 ft of onshore mush, if any at all. The wind is a constant 16 to 22 mph from the NE or ENE. There is a brief moment on the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August where we get a 0.3 ft pulse from the NE with an 8-second period – that’s a tiny bit of groundswell energy, but with combined energy of only 3 and a 16 mph onshore wind, it’s still not worth paddling out for.
The second week, from the 3rd of August onward, is a carbon copy. Small, weak signals, all blown out by the same relentless NE wind. Nothing stands out. The best we can say is that the reef is consistent, so if the wind ever swings offshore, it could turn on quickly. But as it stands, there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. For a kite surfer, the strong onshore winds and small waves might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a blank run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 7 | — | ENE 3 | E 8 | — | NNE 2 | E 8 | — | NE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | ENE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
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 | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:12PM0.11m | 2:08AM0.33m | 4:16PM0.10m | 2:47AM0.34m | 3:27AM0.34m | 4:06AM0.35m | 4:45AM0.36m | 5:21AM0.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.06m | 4:36PM0.11m | 11:45AM0.03m | 4:46PM0.09m | 12:19PM0.01m | 12:52PM0.01m | 1:24PM0.01m | 1:52PM0.02m | 2:15PM0.04m | ||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | ENE 2 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 320 | 60 | 269 | 269 | 260 | 269 | 261 | 165 | 51 | 269 | 260 | 320 | 320 | 260 | 326 | 1581 | 260 | 349 | 320 | 51 |
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