Cordoama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. We're staring down a pretty bleak stretch. The swell is just not showing up. From now and all the way through to almost the middle of July, it's a total write-off – a solid two-week gap of nothing worth paddling for. Tiny, energy-less waves day after day.

For the first ten days, it's all poor surf. Swell heights are hanging around 1ft to 3ft with periods often under 8 seconds – that's pure wind-slop. The combined energy is pathetic, barely cracking triple digits. Even when you get a rare glassy moment, like the morning of Monday, July 6th and the afternoon of Sunday, July 5th, the waves are just too small. On the 7th and 8th, onshore and cross-onshore breezes keep everything choppy and messy.

Now, there's a tiny glimmer of hope. It starts to look a little more interesting from Sunday, July 12th. The swell picks up to a more surfable 4ft from the NW with an 8-second period, and the combined energy jumps up to 234 – that's moderate energy. Those early hours of Sunday the 12th will have light cross-onshore winds, so it won't be glassy, but it's the best we've seen in the whole forecast. Cordoama is exposed and the angle from the NW is what it wants to see. It's still going to be a bit bumpy and a long way from classic, but if you've got the itch, that's your best window. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

After that, we're back into a bit of a downer. The swell drops back down to under 3ft, the wind turns back onshore, and the consistency is shot. The second week just never locks in. The only real standout – and I use the term loosely – is that fleeting moment on Sunday morning the 12th.

When it's blown out and small, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now.

Rusty.

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