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La Chocolatera

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 6:30 PM GMT-5

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The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

No upcoming daytime sample has current, finite wind evidence.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 4.5 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind SW 8.7 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellSSW 2.6 ft @ 5sValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/GuayaquilMarine grid -2.2083, -80.9583 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea3.3 ft @ 8.8sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/Guayaquil

Model windSW 8.7 ktonshoreValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/Guayaquil8.7 kt onshore component

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for La Chocolatera
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SSW 11.3 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.9 ft @ 4s
1 AM	SSW 11.4 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.9 ft @ 5s
2 AM	SSW 11.5 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 3.0 ft @ 5s
3 AM	SW 11.3 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 3.0 ft @ 5s
4 AM	SW 11.7 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 3.1 ft @ 5s
5 AM	SW 12.1 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 3.0 ft @ 5s
6 AM	SW 12.5 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 3.0 ft @ 5s
7 AM	SSW 14.7 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 3.0 ft @ 5s
8 AM	SSW 13 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 3.0 ft @ 5s
9 AM	SSW 11.8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 3.0 ft @ 4s
10 AM	SSW 10.4 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 3.1 ft @ 5s
11 AM	SW 8.8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.7 ft @ 7s
Noon	SW 8.9 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 2.3 ft @ 10s
1 PM	SW 10.1 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 1.9 ft @ 12s
2 PM	SW 9.8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 2.2 ft @ 10s
3 PM	SW 9.3 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 2.4 ft @ 7s
4 PM	SW 9 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.7 ft @ 5s
5 PM	SW 9 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.6 ft @ 4s
6 PM	SW 8.8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.6 ft @ 4s
7 PM	SW 8.7 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.6 ft @ 5s
8 PM	SW 7.4 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.5 ft @ 4s
9 PM	SW 7.7 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.5 ft @ 4s
10 PM	SSW 8.6 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.4 ft @ 5s
11 PM	SSW 8.5 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.3 ft @ 5s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 11.3 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.9 ft @ 4s

1 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 11.4 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.9 ft @ 5s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 11.5 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 3.0 ft @ 5s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSW 11.3 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 3.0 ft @ 5s

4 AMUnavailable

WindSW 11.7 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 3.1 ft @ 5s

5 AMUnavailable

WindSW 12.1 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 3.0 ft @ 5s

6 AMUnavailable

WindSW 12.5 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 3.0 ft @ 5s

7 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 14.7 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 3.0 ft @ 5s

8 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 13 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 3.0 ft @ 5s

9 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 11.8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 3.0 ft @ 4s

10 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 10.4 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 3.1 ft @ 5s

11 AMUnavailable

WindSW 8.8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.7 ft @ 7s

NoonUnavailable

WindSW 8.9 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.3 ft @ 10s

1 PMUnavailable

WindSW 10.1 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 1.9 ft @ 12s

2 PMUnavailable

WindSW 9.8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.2 ft @ 10s

3 PMUnavailable

WindSW 9.3 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.4 ft @ 7s

4 PMUnavailable

WindSW 9 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.7 ft @ 5s

5 PMUnavailable

WindSW 9 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.6 ft @ 4s

6 PMUnavailable

WindSW 8.8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.6 ft @ 4s

7 PMUnavailable

WindSW 8.7 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.6 ft @ 5s

8 PMUnavailable

WindSW 7.4 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.5 ft @ 4s

9 PMUnavailable

WindSW 7.7 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.5 ft @ 4s

10 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 8.6 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 5s

11 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 8.5 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.3 ft @ 5s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Point break. La Chocolatera named-break page reports southwest swell and northeast offshore wind; orientation reviewed at 225 degrees.

Mapped spot coordinate: -2.1956, -80.9967.

Mainland South America · Santa Elena mainland southwest-facing Pacific point coast · Ocean-facing bearing 225° · Location provenance

Model request point: La Chocolatera (-2.1956, -80.9967). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 2/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier D · MODEL_FIRST_AMERICAS · spot-level model point

National or regional meteorological marine bulletin
INOCAR publishes a current dated coastal-wave bulletin, but its forecast table is image-only and has no verified machine-readable response for zone, metres, period, issue time, and validity; no regional number is presented as parsed current evidence.UnavailableNo source time
The Buoy API
No current same-exposure mainland Ecuador wave observation with verified station identity, coordinates, units, timestamp, update frequency, and individual spot assignment is connected.UnavailableNo source time
WorldTides API
INOCAR tide products were inventoried, but no live response with verified station identity, distance, datum, timezone, update frequency, and individual spot assignment is connected.UnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 6:30 PM GMT-5
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 6:30 PM GMT-5
Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
Copernicus Marine requires an account/toolbox workflow and no independently connected response is available.UnavailableNo source time
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.