Cowries Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag for Cowries. We’re looking at a slow, bumpy start, but there’s a definite window of cleaner, more powerful surf kicking off mid-next week. After that, it fades back out.

The first real window starts on the morning of Thursday, the 13th. The wind goes offshore and clean, and we finally see some proper size roll in. The swell is coming from the SSW at 8ft, but the period is a bit short at 9 seconds. It’s still a big step up from the dribble we’ve been seeing. The energy is strong, with a combined energy of 1184. This is the standout of the period. The sets will have some push to them, and it’s a reef and point set-up, so that SSW direction should line up nicely.

Then, Thursday afternoon is looking absolutely glassy. The wind drops to nothing, and we’ve still got a solid 7ft of S swell at 11 seconds. The energy is still strong at 910. This is the pick of the bunch for me. Clean, glassy, and with that long-period groundswell wrapping in. It’ll have some real power and shape. The water temp is 65°, which is about 1° warmer than average for this time of year, so it’s not exactly tropical, but it’s not freezing either.

Friday the 14th morning is still worth a look with a clean 4ft of S swell, but it’s a touch smaller and the energy is down to 289. The glassy conditions are back, so it’ll be fun, but the punch from Thursday will be gone.

After that, the run of quality surf kind of fades. There’s a bit of a bump on Saturday the 15th with a clean 3ft, but the energy is moderate at 374. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The rest of that weekend and into the following week is mostly poor, with cross-shore winds and smaller, weaker swell.

The forecast for the week after that, from the 17th onward, is pretty quiet. There’s a constant, small S swell in the 1ft to 5ft range, but the periods are short and the winds are mostly onshore or cross. It’s not worth getting worked up about. There is a chance of a clean couple of sessions on the 20th and 21st mornings, but the swell is tiny, under 2ft. It’s just not going to be breaking with any real consistency.

So, to sum it up: don’t bother paddling out until Thursday the 13th. That Thursday, especially the afternoon, is your best bet. It’s got size, it’s clean, and it’s got that long-period energy. After that, it’s back to the flat spell.

Rusty.

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