Cordoama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be real – we're lookin' at a tough run ahead for Cordama. There's not a single winner in this 16-day window. Honestly, the first recommendation for anything even close to decent doesn't show up until Saturday the 12th of September, and even then it's a real struggle. We've got a solid week of onshore, choppy junk before we even get a sniff of a clean wave. It's one of those stretches where you might as well tune the board or take up a new hobby for a week.

The first bit of morning action that's worth paddling out for is on Saturday the 12th. We'll have some light swell coming from the NNW at around 3 ft, with a short period of 7 seconds – so not much energy behind it (67 combined energy). The silver lining? It's clean. We've got a solid offshore breeze from the SE at 16 mph, and the report says "moderate offshore and clean". That's the only time in the whole outlook you'll hear that. It's not gonna be epic – the conditions are still described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – but after a week of nothing, you take what you can get. For a more experienced surfer, it's a chance to stretch the arms without getting blown off the face. Beginners might find it a bit underwhelming, but it's not too big for them.

Then, we get a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment on Sunday the 13th in the morning. The wind goes completely glassy – N at just 3 mph. The swell drops right off to a tiny 1 ft, but that's a long-period groundswell from the NW at 13 seconds. The combined energy is only 166, so it's weak, but with those long lines and glassy conditions, it'll be smooth as butter. You might have to wait for a set, but the ride will be worth it. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so a spring suit should sort you out.

After that, it's back to the grind. The wind swings onshore or cross-onshore again with a vengeance. From the 14th onwards, we see a bit more size – 5 ft on the 14th afternoon, and 5 ft on the 19th and 20th – but it's all blown out by strong NNW winds (22 mph). That northwest swell might have some moderate energy (415 on the 14th, 299 on the 20th), but with that wind, it's just a washing machine. The period on those days is short (7-10 seconds), so it's not going to hold its shape. It's a kiteboarder's paradise, not a surfer's. The setup is a beachbreak exposed to the full force of that wind, and it's just not gonna be fun on a paddleboard.

So there you have it. One marginal window on the 12th morning and one glassy, tiny session on the 13th morning. The rest is a write-off. Stay patient, check the forecasts, and maybe get ready for the next system.

Rusty.

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