Cordoama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a frustrating stretch, so let's be honest about it.

The first day, Saturday the 15th, is a complete washout. We've got a fresh cross-onshore wind and a lumpy 5ft of NW windswell. The water temp is 68°F, which is a bit colder than average for this time of year. Just a heads-up. Not worth your time.

The one bright spot, the real standout, is Sunday the 16th. The morning is pure glass. We've got a clean 6ft of NW groundswell rolling in with a 9-second period. The energy is solid (470) and the conditions are going to be perfect. That's your session. The afternoon cleans up further with a light cross-offshore, still a fun 5ft. That's the best the whole 16-day forecast gets.

Monday the 17th is still okay, but smaller. It's a clean 3-4ft in the morning with a light cross-offshore breeze. It's rideable, but just average. The afternoon picks up a bit to 4ft, but it’s nothing special.

Then we hit a flat spell. Tuesday the 18th through Thursday the 20th is a dead period. We're talking about waist-high leftovers that fade to nothing. It's a 3-day gap with no real surf. You could just about skip to the end of the week.

Now for the second week, the swell comes back, but the wind is going to kill it. Starting Friday the 21st, we get a pulse of 6-7ft NW swell, but it’s accompanied by a 25-40 km/h cross-onshore wind. It’s going to be a stormy, bumpy mess. This pattern of decent size and junk wind holds for days.

The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd has size, maybe 5-6ft, but the cross-onshore winds are relentless. It’s all lumpy and choppy. You’d be fighting a losing battle on a surfboard. It might be more interesting for the kite crew, but not for us.

This continues right through Thursday the 27th. The swell hangs around 4-5ft, but it's all wind-affected slop, with the period dropping. The wind stays fresh and onshore, making it completely unsurfable. It's all about waiting for a break in the wind.

The final few days, the 28th, 29th, and 30th, see the swell fade out hard. We're down to 3ft and under, which is mostly weak windswell. The morning of the 30th at least gets a clean cross-offshore breeze with some 3ft waves, but it's a longboard day at best.

So, the plan is simple: if you want a wave, get out there early on Sunday the 16th. That’s the one to remember. After that, it's a waiting game for the wind to ease while the swell holds. A bit of a tough beat, but that's the ocean for you.

Rusty out.

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