Surf Forecasts:
Cordoama surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, NW swell with 226 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cordoama this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cordoama in the next 16 days are 1.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 13s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cordoama over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what we’ve got coming up over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight up, this is a pretty grim run for the most part. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor conditions with messy wind and small, weak swell before we finally get a small window of something surfable. The first real chance of anything decent doesn't roll around until the 15th of August. Until then, there’s a whole lot of nothing worthwhile.
For the first week and a half, from the 2nd right through to the 14th of August, it’s a write-off. Most mornings are plagued by onshore or cross-onshore winds from the north, anywhere from 12 to 19 mph, making things choppy and lumpy. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, and the energy is weak, with combined values often sitting below 100 (like 57 to 109). It’s just not worth paddling out.
Now, on the 10th of August (Monday) there is a little bump in energy, with the combined swell energy hitting 263 and waves around 5 ft from the NW, but that strong 19 mph NNW wind kills it. Same story on the 14th of August (Friday) with a 5 ft swell and energy up at 295, but the wind is onshore from the NW. For paddle surfing, you’re better off staying home, though if you’ve got a kite, that 5-5 ft with a solid breeze might be your jam.
The only real standout for a surf comes on Saturday, the 15th of August. The morning is the pick. We get a clean 5 ft swell from the NNW. The wave energy is moderate at 230. The big win is the wind – a light offshore breeze from the SE at 6 mph. That’s going to clean things right up. The crowd situation at Cordoama is listed as "sometimes" busy, so you might have a few others with the same idea, but with clean 5 ft waves and offshore wind, it’s well worth a look. That size is fine for intermediates, and the offshore wind will make for some proper walls.
After that, the 16th (Sunday) morning cleans up with a light cross-offshore breeze from the east, but the swell drops away to a weak 2 ft with only 100 combined energy. It's surfable but very ordinary.
So, keep your eyes on Saturday the 15th of August. That’s your window. Everything before that is a solid skip. Forecasts can change though, so don't write the whole period off just yet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 111 | 51 | 106 | 70 | 73 | 59 | 55 | 73 | 226 | 222 | 120 | 119 | 123 | 84 | 61 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:20AM2.58m | 5:33PM2.79m | 5:55AM2.54m | 6:09PM2.70m | 6:34AM2.47m | 6:51PM2.56m | 7:21AM2.38m | 7:43PM2.40m | 8:19AM2.28m | 8:50PM2.25m | 9:34AM2.22m | 10:16PM2.18m | 10:59AM2.28m | 11:43PM2.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.34m | 11:45PM0.30m | 11:52AM0.41m | 00:22AM0.38m | 12:33PM0.51m | 1:04AM0.50m | 1:23PM0.63m | 1:56AM0.64m | 2:26PM0.75m | 3:05AM0.76m | 3:50PM0.81m | 4:30AM0.81m | 5:22PM0.73m | ||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 54 | 21 | 45 | 43 | 111 | 51 | 106 | 70 | 73 | 45 | 42 | 73 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 123 | 84 | 61 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | W 10 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | N 7 | WNW 9 | N 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | — | NNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 49 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 59 | 55 | 33 | 9 | — | 14 | — | 16 | 26 | 26 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | S 13 | N 8 | S 13 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 37 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 31 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 28 | 39 | 226 | 222 | 120 | 119 | — | — | — | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 178 | 180 | 78 | 254 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 178 | 171 | 390 | 736 | 65 | 72 | 731 | 317 | 475 | 411 | 473 |
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