Cordoama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Cordoama over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the first week is a bit of a grind. There’s a patch of poor surf that just won’t shift from Monday the 10th right through to Saturday the 15th. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore from the north, and the swell is small and weak – around 3 ft from the NW, with periods of 6 to 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak, sitting between 92 and 222, so it’s messy and not worth your time. Even when the swell pushes a bit higher on Saturday the 15th, the wind is still cross-on, making it a choppy no-go.

But then Sunday the 16th rolls in, and things change. The morning on the 16th is glassy – that’s a dead calm from the south – with a clean 5 ft NW swell, period of 8 seconds, and a combined energy of 276 (moderate). The afternoon of the 16th stays clean, with a light cross-off breeze from the SSW. That’s your first real window.

Monday the 17th keeps it going. The morning offers a clean 4 ft NNW swell with a 9-second period, and a moderate offshore breeze from the SE. The combined energy is 220 (moderate). The afternoon is also clean with a cross-off wind. This is consistent, clean surf, and Cordoama is an exposed break that loves NW swell, so it’s lining up nicely. The water temperature is 67°, which is 4° colder than usual for this time of year – that’s notably chilly, so you’ll want a decent wetsuit.

After a few days of small, poor surf mid-week, the next standout is Saturday the 22nd. The morning of the 22nd is a beauty: 6 ft NW swell, 8-second period, a light cross-off breeze from the SSW, and a combined energy of 406 (strong). That’s a solid, punchy wave that’s still clean. It’s a bit bigger, so it’s more for the intermediate crew, but the quality is there.

The real standout, though, is Tuesday the 25th. The morning is glassy again – a calm ESE wind – with a 5 ft NW swell, 8-second period, and a combined energy of 457 (strong). The afternoon of the 25th stays clean with a light cross-off from the SW, and the period bumps up to 9 seconds, giving it more shape. This is the best of the whole run: clean, consistent, with a nice energy range. It’s a long-range call, so less certain, but it looks promising.

Cordoama can get a crowd sometimes, but the quality on the 16th, 17th, 22nd, and 25th mornings should make it worthwhile.

Rusty.

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