Cobblestones Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Cobblestones.

We’ve got a solid run of swell on the way, but the wind is going to be a major player. The water is sitting at 67°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 4°F above average, so you might not need the thickest wetsuit.

The first standout is Sunday the 2nd. It’s not the biggest, but it’s the cleanest window we’ve got. Sunday morning delivers a 12ft SW swell with a 13-second period, combined energy of 3936, and a light NE cross-off breeze of 12 mph. Rips clean lines. The afternoon holds a 10ft SW swell, 13-second period, 4148 energy, and a glassy NNE light breeze of 6 mph – still cross-off. That’s your best bet for quality, manageable waves without the chop.

Saturday the 1st has a 16ft SW swell with 15-second period and massive energy of 10621, but it’s a cross-shore breeze with a cross-chop, making it marginal. That’s a lot of water moving but not clean.

From Monday the 3rd onwards, things get tricky. The swell stays up – 6ft to 16ft SW – but the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore, and the chop gets lumpy. By Tuesday the 4th, Wednesday the 5th, and Thursday the 6th, the combination of big swell (13ft to 16ft) and moderate to fresh cross-onshore wind makes for poor surf.

Then we hit a big swell pulse from the 8th to the 10th of August. Saturday the 8th has a 25ft to 28ft WSW swell with periods of 13 to 15 seconds, and energy readings of 17435 to 30464 – that’s massive. It’s too big for this break, even if the tide is right. Sunday the 9th holds 21ft SW swell, still too big. Monday the 10th, 16ft to 18ft SW with strong cross-shore wind of 28 mph – blown out.

The 11th through the 14th stay big – 15ft to 16ft SW – with periods from 15 to 20 seconds, combined energy of 9884 to 19660, and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The 13th and 14th still have too much size for safe paddle surfing. The 15th and 16th drop to 8ft to 10ft SW, but the wind is still onshore, and conditions are choppy.

Overall, the only real window for a clean, surfable wave is Sunday the 2nd. After that, it’s either too big, too windy, or both. If you’re chasing big, unruly water, it’s there – but for paddle surfing, it’s a tough call. This setup might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those bigger, wind-affected days.

Rusty.

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