Cordoama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Let’s be straight – we’ve got a proper wait on our hands. There’s no surf worth chasing for the first several days; the conditions are locked into a poor run with onshore and cross-onshore winds that just won’t let up. You’ll need to sit this one out until we get to the middle of next week before anything starts to shape up.

Right now, through to Thursday the 12th, it’s all a write-off. Clean faces are nowhere to be seen, winds are moderate to fresh and mostly from the NNW and N, and the swell – though occasionally pushing 6 ft – is short-period and sloppy. Wave energy stays in the moderate range (between 224 and 479), but with all that cross-onshore wind it’s just lumpy and choppy. Not worth paddling out.

Friday the 13th morning shows a flicker of hope. The wind drops to a slight air from the ENE, making it cross-off and clean. Swell is small at 3 ft from the WNW, with a period of 10 seconds, giving a combined energy of 260. It’s surfable, but you’d be stretching to call it a standout. By the afternoon, the wind swings onshore from the NW, and it’s done again.

From the 14th to the 16th, we’re back in the same loop: light to moderate cross-onshore winds, swell sitting around 4 ft to 6 ft from the NW, periods between 10 and 12 seconds, and poor conditions across the board. Wave energy climbs to 639 on the 16th, but it’s all for nothing with that fresh breeze ruining the surface.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The real standout comes on Saturday the 19th at Cordama. Morning shows a light cross-off breeze from the NE with a clean 6 ft swell from the NW at 9 seconds, energy reading 540. By the afternoon, it gets even better: offshore wind from the ESE at 12 mph, still 6 ft of NW swell, period 9 seconds, energy 519. That’s clean, offshore conditions at a consistent, exposed spot that picks up the NW swell like a dream. The water temperature is sitting at 66°, which is 5° colder than normal for this time of year – that’s a fair chill, so you’ll want a thicker suit. Crowds are possible here, but with this quality, it’ll be worth sharing the lineup.

Sunday the 20th still has some life, with a fresh offshore ESE wind in the afternoon, 5 ft NW swell, and a period of 10 seconds, energy at 520 – it’s clean, but the morning gets hammered by 25 mph cross-off wind that makes it a no-go. Monday the 21st rounds things out with gentle cross-off breezes, 4 ft NW swell, period 11–12 seconds, and clean conditions all day. Good, not great, but a solid end to the run.

So if you’re hanging out for the best of it, mark Saturday the 19th. That’s your day at Cordama – offshore wind, clean 6 ft NW swell, and a bit of energy behind it. Don’t bother before the 13th unless you like getting frustrated.

Rusty.

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