Cocles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for Cocles. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but the first few days are a bit of a write-off, so we’ll be waiting for things to clean up.

The opening stretch from Friday the 31st right through the weekend and into early next week is pretty messy. The swell is there, between 4 ft and 7 ft, and the energy is moderate (with values between 193 and 890), but the wind is a problem. It’s mostly cross-onshore, and the forecast is calling for marginal to poor conditions. Not worth paddling out for. There’s a long gap here with no real recommendation until the middle of the week.

Things start to turn around on Wednesday the 5th of August. The morning session is looking promising. We’ve got a 5 ft swell from the ENE, period of 9 seconds, and a light cross-offshore breeze from the WSW. That’s clean. The combined energy is a moderate 378. It’s not huge, but it’ll be fun. The water temperature is sitting at 84°F, which is almost bang on average for this time of year, so no thermal shock there.

The real standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Monday the 10th of August. Early morning, the wind goes glassy, absolutely dead calm. Swell is a solid 7 ft from the ENE, with a 10-second period. The energy jumps up to a strong 873. This is the best quality we’ll see across the whole run. The wave direction is a perfect match for the break’s optimum. For a beach and reef setup like Cocles, that glassy morning is going to be a treat. Just keep in mind, this is a fairly consistent spot, but it can get a crowd, so be early.

The weekend of the 9th and 10th also has some decent size, with 7 ft to 8 ft swell, but the wind is a little more cross-onshore, so the Monday morning remains the pick. The second week after that is a bit of a mixed bag. The swell hangs around the 6 ft to 7 ft mark, but the wind is often cross-onshore or onshore. It’s not terrible, but it’s not the same as that glassy Monday. The energy stays moderate to strong (values between 563 and 772), but the conditions are just average.

For any beginners, those days with swell over 5 ft, especially the 7 ft and 8 ft days, might be a bit much. The 5 ft days on the 5th and 6th would be a better bet for you.

So, for the best surfs of the outlook: Wednesday morning, the 5th of August, for a clean, fun wave, and the absolute standout is the glassy Monday morning, the 10th of August.

Rusty.

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