Coragi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks aren’t going to have you sprinting for your board bag. We’ve got a run of small, weak surf ahead, and for the most part, it’s going to be a real struggle to find anything with any push or shape. The water temp is sitting at 79°F, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year, so at least you won’t need the full rubber.

The opening days are a write-off. Friday the 31st and Saturday the 1st are pretty much flat and messy, with onshore winds and barely a ripple. The swell is tiny, in the 2ft to 2ft range, and the energy is weak to moderate. You’d be wasting your time. Sunday the 2nd shows a slight bump to 4ft, but the period drops to 8 seconds and the wind is still on it, so it’s a choppy, lumpy mess. Not worth the paddle out.

We finally see a change on Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th. The wind swings around to a cross-offshore from the NNW, and the ocean cleans right up. The problem is, the swell drops right back down to 1ft. It’s clean, but there’s just nothing to ride. It’s the kind of day you’d only go out if you were desperate for a splash.

The next few days, from Wednesday the 5th through to Friday the 7th, stay pretty similar. The wind goes light offshore from the north, and the surf is clean, but it’s still tiny—all under 3ft. The period is short, around 8 seconds, so it’s just not going to have any power. There are some surfable waves, but they’re ordinary, and you’ll be doing a lot of floating for very little reward.

The weekend of the 9th and 10th offers the only real glimmer of hope in this whole stretch. On Sunday the 9th, we get a brief glassy period with a 3ft swell from the south at 8 seconds. It’s still small, but the clean conditions will make it rideable, and it might be okay for a mess-around. Monday the 10th has a similar size, but with a cross-offshore wind, so it won’t be as clean. Still, it’s about the best we’re going to get.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From Tuesday the 11th onward, the swell fades away again, dropping to 1ft. There are a few glassy moments on Wednesday the 12th and a lighter offshore wind on Friday the 14th, but the swell just isn’t there. It’s all very marginal.

So, to be honest, there are no standouts in this 16-day window. It’s a poor stretch for Coragi, which is a very consistent reef break on a normal year. For this break, that’s unusual. The forecast can change, and a place this consistent tends not to stay flat for long, but as it stands, you’re better off finding something else to do for the next couple of weeks. The closest thing to a surf will be Sunday the 9th, but don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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