Cordoama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for Cordoama over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so I’ll break it down as it comes.

Right off the bat, we’re looking at a pretty rough start. The first few days are a write-off for decent waves. Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are messy with onshore and cross-onshore winds. The swell is there, but it’s short period windswell at 8 seconds, and the wind is just ruining any chance of a clean line. The water is sitting at 67°, which is a solid 4° colder than usual for this time of year – you’ll definitely want a thicker suit.

We finally get a bit of a reprieve on Friday the 11th. The morning shows a light cross-shore breeze and a 4ft swell from the NNW, but it’s still only a 1/10 on the scoreboard. It’s marginal at best, so don’t get your hopes up too high.

The real standout window for Cordoama is Sunday the 13th. After a couple of days of nothing special, the afternoon on Sunday is where it’s at. The wind drops to dead calm, giving us glassy conditions. The swell is a clean 3ft from the NW, and the period jumps to 13 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy hits 406 (moderate), and with the glassy surface, this is the pick of the forecast. The water temp anomaly isn’t listed for this specific time, but it’s the best conditions we’ll see.

Monday the 14th morning is also solid, with a light cross-offshore breeze and a 4ft NW swell at 12 seconds. It’s clean, but the afternoon gets a bit sketchy with a light cross-onshore kick.

After that, it’s back to the grind. From Tuesday the 15th through to the 20th, it’s mostly poor to ordinary conditions. The wind picks up, mostly from the NNW, and the swell quality drops off. There’s a brief moment on Sunday the 22nd where the wind goes glassy again in the morning, but the swell is tiny at 2ft from the WNW (104 energy), so it’s more of a longboard or fish scenario. The afternoon gets a light cross-offshore, but it’s still small.

The end of the run on the 24th returns to that glassy, clean feeling with tiny 2-2ft swell. It’s nice for a paddle, but not a session you’ll write home about.

So, to sum it up: the best waves on offer are on the afternoon of Sunday the 13th and the morning of Monday the 14th. That’s your window for clean, lined-up groundswell at Cordoama. The rest of the forecast is a long, drawn-out period of onshore wind and small, messy surf. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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