Cocoa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.

Right off the bat, it’s a pretty quiet start with nothing really happening for the first few days. The winds are up and the swell is messy, so you won’t find me rushing out.

The first real chance to paddle out comes Saturday, July 26th, but it’s nothing to write home about. We’ve got a weak 4ft to 4ft swell from the ENE, with a short 8-second period. The energy is pretty low (combined energy of all swells directed here is 196 to 173). The wind is cross-off, light to gentle, so it’ll be clean, but the waves are just ordinary. You might get a few fun ones, but don’t expect much push.

Sunday the 27th drops off again, and the surf is poor. Monday the 28th is the same story – stay at home.

Things start to look a bit more interesting around Wednesday, July 29th. The swell bumps up to 7ft from the E, still with a short 8-second period, but the energy jumps into the moderate range (643 to 666). The wind is a fresh cross-off, keeping it clean. This is getting into the territory where it’s a bit too big for beginners, but for the experienced crew, it could be a fun session. The conditions are still “marginal,” so manage your expectations.

Thursday the 30th carries on with the same 7ft E swell and similar energy (675). Wind is still cross-off, moderate to fresh. It’s consistent, but again, this is more of a solid intermediate to expert wave. The water temperature is about 83°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

Friday the 31st has the swell easing a touch to 6ft from the ENE, still with 8-second period. The energy drops to 538. It’s still clean, but it’s slipping back into that “marginal” zone.

By Saturday, August 1st, we’re back down to 5ft and then 4ft, and the energy is weak again. The rest of the first week of August is a real drought. From Sunday the 2nd all the way through to Saturday the 8th, the surf is consistently poor with very low energy (from 147 down to 104, then up to 288 at best). The swell is small, the period is short (6-8 seconds), and the wind is often cross or cross-off with a moderate breeze. There’s nothing to get excited about.

The only real standout in this whole 16-day window is Wednesday, July 29th and Thursday, July 30th. The swell is the biggest we see, the energy is decent, and the wind is favourable. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best on offer. For Cocoa (United States), the optimum swell direction is from the N, and we’re getting E/ENE swell, so it’s not a perfect match, but the size and clean conditions still make it the pick of a pretty average run.

There’s a long gap of very poor surf from the 27th of July through to the 1st of August, and then again from the 2nd of August right through to the end of the outlook. It’s a bit of a dry spell.

Stay safe, and check the tides. Rusty out.

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