Coragi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Coragi.

We’ve got a solid run of surf on the way, but you’ll have to be patient. The first real standout isn’t until a week from Saturday, but don’t write the week off completely—there’s some fun little waves in between.

Thursday morning, the 20th of August, kicks things off with a clean 4ft south swell, period a solid 13 seconds, and a cross-off breeze from the ENE. The water’s sitting at 82°, which is about normal for this time of year. Combined energy is moderate at 555. It’s a very good start, but the real magic is yet to come.

Thursday afternoon and Friday morning hold clean, smaller surf around 3ft to 4ft, but the wind stays good. Friday afternoon picks up a fresh offshore from the NNE at 19 mph, cleaning up that 3ft SSW swell nicely. Saturday morning the 22nd has a moderate offshore and 3ft of S swell—still clean, still fun. The weekend keeps ticking over with small, clean waves, but nothing to get too worked up about.

Then, from Monday 24th through to Thursday 27th, the swell drops to 2ft–3ft, period drops to 8–10 seconds, and while the wind is offshore, it’s pretty ordinary. The energy drops into the low to mid 100s—weak. It’s surfable, but just.

Now, here’s the standout. Saturday morning, the 29th of August. Glassy. I mean, dead flat calm. N wind at 3 mph, glassy conditions. A 3ft SSW groundswell with a period of 16 seconds—very long period. Combined energy is 566, moderate but powerful for its size. That’s going to be clean, lined up, and proper. This is the one to circle. The long period means it’ll wrap into Coragi (a reef break) beautifully—just watch for the lulls between sets.

Sunday the 30th keeps it pumping: 4ft SSW swell, 15-second period, and glassy again in the afternoon. The energy jumps to 678. This is the best of the run. Two days of very clean, solid groundswell. This is expert territory at 4ft on a reef, but if you know what you’re doing, it’ll be magic.

After that, Monday the 31st gets a little lumpy with a cross-on wind from the S, though the swell holds at 4ft, 14 seconds. Tuesday the 1st of September sees a clean offshore from the N, 3ft S swell, 13 seconds—still good, but not the top tier.

The first week of September fades out with smaller, cleaner waves, dropping to 2ft–3ft, and the energy drops into the 100s. By Friday the 4th, it’s small and clean again, but nothing special.

So, the two standouts: Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of August. Glassy, long-period groundswell, 3ft to 4ft from the SSW, and a reef break that’ll handle it perfectly. Crowds are possible at Coragi, so get in early. That’s your window.

– Rusty

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