Cocles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about the next 16 days at Cocles. The first few days are a bit of a slow start, but things start to get interesting by Sunday morning the 16th. Water temperature is 84°F, about normal for this time of year, so nothing to worry about.

The real standout is Sunday morning, August 16th. Cocles is a beach and reef break, very consistent, and open to the NE. That morning we’ve got a 8ft ENE swell with an 11-second period, combined energy of 1555 (strong to very strong). That’s proper groundswell, and with a light W breeze making it cross-off, the conditions are clean. This is for experienced surfers—it’s solid, powerful, and the long period gives you some nice gaps between sets. The direction is a bit shy of the ideal NE, but it’s still pumping.

Before that, Friday the 14th is a dud—small, weak, and onshore. Saturday the 15th gets a bit of size but the wind is messy, cross-shore and cross-on, so it’s just marginal. Then Sunday morning hits, and it’s the best of the whole run.

After Sunday, the week of the 17th to the 23rd sees a steady drop in swell size. Monday the 17th morning is still worth a session—6ft NE with glassy conditions, clean, and moderate energy (539). That’s a good one for a solid intermediate. Tuesday and Wednesday mornings stay glassy, with size dropping to 5ft and 4ft, but the wind is dead calm, so it’s clean and fun.

Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st are average—small swell, and Friday afternoon gets choppy with a cross-on. The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd brings a slight rebound, but the swell is only 4ft to 5ft, with a short period around 8 to 9 seconds. The wind is manageable, especially Sunday morning the 23rd with glassy conditions.

Into the second week, from the 24th onward, it’s a bit of a flat spell. Swell is small, mostly 4ft to 5ft, and the wind often turns cross-on or onshore. There are a few clean windows—like Thursday morning the 27th with glassy conditions and a 5ft ENE swell—but nothing that really stands out. The last few days, the 28th and 29th, are small and messy, with cross-on winds and low energy.

So, if you’re picking one session, go for Sunday morning, August 16th. That’s the one to circle. After that, hit the clean mornings when the wind is light or glassy, and you’ll score some fun, smaller waves.

Rusty

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