Cordoama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper surf, but hang tight, there’s a little window of hope tucked in there.

The long story short is that we’ve got a lot of junky, wind-blown conditions for most of this stretch. The swell is small and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making a mess of things. Combined energy is mostly weak to moderate, with numbers in the low hundreds, sometimes dipping below 100. So, don’t get your hopes up for the next week or so.

From Saturday the 8th through to Friday the 15th, it’s all poor surf conditions. Waves are tiny, between 1ft and 5ft, and the wind is blowing from the NW and NNW at 12 to 18 mph, with a lot of that wind onshore or cross-onshore. It’s choppy and lumpy, and you’d be fighting it just to get a crumbly, weak wave. The energy is mostly weak to moderate, with readings below 300, and often much lower. Not worth the paddle.

There is a slight change on Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th. The wind drops right off, turning light and even glassy. The swell is still small, around 4ft to 4ft, but it’s clean. We’re looking at surfable waves but very ordinary conditions. The energy is still moderate, with readings around 160-190. The swell direction is from the NW, which is okay for this spot, but the period is short, around 8 seconds, so it’s not going to have much punch. It’s a small, clean day, more for a longboard than a shortboard.

Monday the 18th starts off with that clean, glassy feel in the morning and a 4ft NW swell, but the wind swings around to the WNW in the afternoon at 12 mph, and it gets messy again. We’re back to average or poor conditions from Tuesday the 19th through Wednesday the 20th.

Now, here’s the one true standout on the horizon. Cordoama is your best bet, and it’s looking like it’ll finally come alive on Friday the 21st of August. The swell builds to 5ft from the NNW, with a period of 9-10 seconds. The combined energy jumps way up into the 460-628 range, which is strong. The wind is light and offshore from the SSE, which is going to make it clean and hollow. This is the best day on offer, and the conditions are looking very good. The crowd factor is a 'sometimes', so you might have some company, but it’s worth it. This is the day to clear your schedule.

The following day, Saturday the 22nd, is still surfable in the morning with a 3ft NNW swell and light offshore winds, but it’s a step down. The energy drops back to 157, and the short period and smaller size make it much less exciting. The afternoon gets a bit cross-shore, and it fades from there.

So, overall, it’s a long, flat, and messy stretch for the most part. The only day that really gets the heart rate up is Friday the 21st. It’s a long way out, so we’ll have to see if it holds, but that’s the one to watch. Everything else is a skunk.

Rusty.

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