Cottons Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for the next couple of weeks. We're only lookin' at one spot this time, so I'll keep it real.

The overall pattern is a bit of a slow burn. The first half of the run is pretty flat and messy, honestly. We're looking at a stretch of small, wind-affected surf that ain't gonna get your heart racing. It's not until we push into the second week that we see a real shift towards something with a bit more promise.

From Friday the 11th right through to Sunday the 20th, it's a grind. Waves are tiny, mostly below 3 ft, and that wind is coming from the south and southeast, blowing cross-onshore. The water temp was sitting at 69° on Friday, which is a degree warmer than usual for this time of year – nothin' crazy, just a nice touch. But the surf quality is poor, with clean conditions being a real rarity. We do see a few windows of offshore wind on the 12th afternoon and 13th afternoon, but the swell is just too small to do anything with it. It’s a real waiting game.

Now, hold on to your boards because things start to take a turn on Monday the 21st. That's when we start to see the swell energy building. The combined energy climbs into the 600s and then up over 700 (718 on Monday afternoon!), which is a solid, moderate push of energy for this spot. We're looking at consistent waves of 3 ft from the southwest, with a nice long period of 17 seconds. That's groundswell, folks. The wind is still a bit of a mixed bag, but Monday afternoon has that light cross-onshore, not too shabby.

The absolute standout, the one to circle in your calendar, is the morning of Saturday the 19th and the morning of Sunday the 20th. Saturday morning at Cottons Point is looking like the cream of the crop. We've got a clean 3 ft southwest swell with an 18-second period – that's a proper, long-period groundswell. The wind is a light offshore from the WSW, so you can expect glassy, clean faces. The combined energy is over 500 (520), so there's real grunt in the water. This is gonna be a peaky, fun-sized wave. Sunday morning is a carbon copy with the same swell and wind direction, and even more energy at 589. For a reef-and-point break like this, that long-period southwest swell is exactly what the doctor ordered. Just a heads up, this spot can get a bit busy sometimes, but with waves this clean, you'll understand why.

All in all, the first week is a write-off, but the second week, especially from the 19th onward, has some real magic potential. It's a bit far out to lock in, but the signs are good.

Rusty.

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