Reef
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Level 5/10

Chaguarama de Sotillo

Paria Peninsula, Sucre, Venezuela
🪸Sharp reef🏝️Remote

Chaguarama de Sotillo sits on the wild Paria Peninsula—Venezuela's easternmost surf frontier. The reef and sand mix bottom produces quality waves on the constant E-NE trade swell, and the remoteness means you'll often surf alone. The surrounding cacao farms, hot springs, and thick jungle make this one of the most adventurous surf destinations in the Caribbean.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
26
Poor
0.7m
@9s
7km/h
Tue
31
22
Poor
0.6m
@9s
8km/h
Wed
1
52
Fair
0.9m
@14s
6km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
NE(42°)
Score: 3/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
7km/h
E(87°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm78%
Windswell Component
0.4mENE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 2 km/h NW|PM: 9 km/h ESE
2 km/h vs 9 km/h afternoon
Tide at 7am (-0.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:30 am
High tide - 0.00m
7:00 am
Low tide - -0.23m
1:30 pm
High tide - 0.11m
7:42 pm
Low tide - -0.26m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

26
Poor
Components
Swell Direction16/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score42/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-8
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score26/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score26

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (55°)
Direction range
20° - 90°
Size range
1m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Offshore range
190° - 270°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.5m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: East of Carupano on the Paria Peninsula. 4WD recommended.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Secondary: Jun-Oct

Year-round E-NE trade swell on the exposed Paria Peninsula.

Getting There

Airport
CUP
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
community

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