Coragi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Alright, mate, let’s be straight with each other. The next couple of weeks at Coragi are looking more like a waiting game than a full-on session. The swell is hanging around, but it’s mostly small and the real quality is hard to come by. The combined energy of the swells is mostly in the moderate range, but the conditions are a real mixed bag.

The first real chance of a decent wave doesn't come until late. Up until then, it’s a lot of small, ordinary surf with onshore winds or poor conditions. The water temp is sitting at a mild 78°, which is pretty much average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The standout moment, and the one you’ll want to circle on your calendar, is the morning of Saturday, 1 August. The wind is glassy, barely a breath from the ENE, and the swell is a solid 3 ft from the south with a very long period of 17 seconds. The energy is ramping up strong, which is the most we’ve seen in the whole forecast. This is a proper groundswell, and while it’s going to be clean and powerful, that long period can make it a bit wonky on a beach break – it might run a bit straight. For a reef like Coragi, it’ll be a treat. It’s a bit of a long wait, but that morning is the pick of the bunch.

Sunday the 19th and the afternoon of Thursday the 23rd also offer clean conditions with offshore winds, but the swell is smaller, around 3 ft to 4 ft. The Sunday morning, with a light north wind, gives you a 4 ft south swell at 7 seconds, which is short-period and a bit weak, but it’s clean. The Thursday afternoon is better with a 3 ft south swell at 11 seconds and a gentle offshore.

For the rest of the time, it’s a lot of ‘surfable but ordinary’ conditions. The crowds are listed as ‘sometimes’, so you might have a few out, but with the size of the swell, it won’t be a circus. On the 18th, the swell jumps to 5 ft from the SSE, but with a period of just 8 seconds and onshore wind, it’s going to be a poor, chopped-up mess. After that, it’s a long stretch of small, clean but weak waves, and then a few glassy mornings at the end of July, but the swell is tiny, down to 1.0 ft or 1 ft, which is hardly worth the paddle.

The second week from the 21st onward is a lot of the same – small, clean, but weak. The last couple of days of July are a write-off, with tiny glassy waves, but that 1st of August morning is the one. It’s a long way out, but it’s got promise.

Rusty.

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