Cocoa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Howdy, Rusty here. Let’s break down Cocoa for the next couple of weeks. It’s a reef break that breaks consistently and suits intermediates, with good exposure to the swell. The ideal swell direction is from the north, so keep that in mind. The water’s about normal for this time of year.

Truth is, the first week and a half is a write-off. From now until the morning of Monday the 25th of August, it’s mostly poor. The wind is stuck out of the east and east-northeast, cross-off or side-shore, stirring up a messy cross-chop. The swell is short-period—only 6 to 9 seconds—so it’s weak. The combined energy barely gets into the hundreds, and the wave comment keeps saying “poor surf conditions.” The first glimmer of hope is Sunday morning the 16th of August: a 2.5m swell from the east-northeast, 10-second period, with a clean offshore wind from the southeast. That’s rated as excellent for experienced surfers, with a combined energy of 1397. It’s the clear highlight of the first week.

But the real one to watch is way out. On Tuesday afternoon the 25th of August, we see a 3.0m swell from the east-northeast with a very long 12-second period. The combined energy hits 2471—that’s strong. The wind is offshore from the southeast, so it’ll be clean. The wave comment says “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions,” and it’s a 3/10, so don’t book the trip yet. Still, that’s the biggest, longest-period swell of the lot. For a reef break, that long period means more energy and better shape, but the cross-off wind the next morning might mess it up. It’s promising but uncertain—it’s over a week away. The rest of the second week is mostly small, short-period slop with combined energy under 200. For your best shot at a decent paddle, hit that Sunday morning the 16th of August. Otherwise, the whole run looks more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.

Rusty.

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