Cocles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about what’s coming up for Cocles. This is a beach and reef break, and while it’s a consistent spot, the next week and a half is going to test your patience. The water’s sitting at 84°F, which is about average for this time of year. Most mornings you’ll see a bit of cross-onshore breeze, and there’s a lot of thunderstorms in the forecast, so don’t expect much in the way of clean faces.

From Friday 21 August through the weekend and into the next week, we’re looking at a lot of marginal to poor conditions. Swell heights hang around 5ft to 6ft, coming from the NE and ENE, with periods in the 8 to 10 second range—mostly short-period windswell. The wind is nearly always cross or cross-onshore, and the combined wave energy is moderate, getting up into the 450–553 range on Sunday 23 August, but the quality just isn’t there. It’s choppy, bumpy, and not really worth paddling out for.

There’s a glimmer during the mornings of Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 August—light breezes and cross-shore winds—but the swell remains short-period and bumpy. Still, if you’re itching, those early windows might give you something rideable.

The middle of the week, from Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 August, is much the same. Swell energy picks up Friday afternoon with 7ft NE swell and combined energy hitting 635, but it’s still cross-onshore and fairly choppy. That setup might look better for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Now, after a long stretch of mediocrity, we get two standout windows. On Tuesday 1 September morning, we’ve got clean glassy conditions with a 5ft NE swell, period 9 seconds. That’s the kind of morning that makes the drive worth it. Then again on Wednesday 2 September morning—another glassy session, a little smaller at 3ft from the ENE, period 8 seconds, but still clean. Those two mornings are the best on offer.

After that, from Thursday 3 September onward, the swell drops right off and the wind turns back onshore, and we’re looking at poor surf again.

So, the pick of the 16-day window is clear: Tuesday 1 September morning is the absolute standout. Clean, glassy, decent chest-shoulder high NE swell. Wednesday 2 September morning is a close second if you want something smaller and clean. The rest? A whole lot of waiting and watching.

Rusty, out.

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