Cocoa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what Cocoa’s got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it’s not a classic run. The first real chance to wet a line doesn’t kick off until Tuesday the 14th of July, and even then, it’s a bit of a struggle.

We’re looking at a prolonged stretch of small, short-period windswell, mostly around 4 ft to 5 ft, coming from the east with a period of only 7 seconds – that’s weak, chunky energy. The cross-off wind from the east keeps the surface clean, which is the only real saving grace here. The combined energy is sitting weak to moderate, hitting values like 291 (weak energy) on Tuesday morning, and then just bouncing around 200–400 for days. It’s the kind of surf that’ll give you a fun little slide on a longboard if you’re really keen, but it won't get the heart pumping. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no weird surprises.

By Saturday the 18th of July, the swell bumps up to 6 ft from the east with a slightly better 8-second period – combined energy hits 433 (moderate wave energy). Still, the wind is a fresh 22 mph cross-off. That’s cleaner than it sounds, but 6 ft with that period and wind can be a messy, bumpy affair at a reef break. Not for the beginners – too much push and chop. The consistent nature of Cocoa means there’s always something to look at, but the quality just isn’t there.

The best of a bad bunch might be Thursday the 23rd of July into Friday the 24th of July. We get clean conditions, swell holding around 6 ft from the east, period stretching to 8 seconds, and combined energy around 359 (moderate wave energy). That’s the closest we get to a proper little window. It’s still not pumping, but for the die-hards, it’s a chance to scratch around for a few. The break is a reef, exposed to the swell, but the optimum direction is north, and this swell is coming from the east – so it’s not hitting it perfectly.

Honestly, for the full 16 days, there’s no standout. It’s all very average, workable surf. If you’re desperate, the mornings are your best bet when it’s clean and the wind hasn’t had time to mess things up. This stretch of mediocre conditions is pretty normal for the area – we get these runs of small east swell a lot. For a lot of these days, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing with those strong cross-off winds than for a proper paddle session. Don’t expect any magic.

Rusty.

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