Cox Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the pipe for Cox Bay over the next couple of weeks.

The opening of the forecast is pretty flat, with hardly anything to get excited about for the first few days. Things start to pick up from the weekend, but we've got a solid wait on our hands until the first surfable waves show up.

Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th are basically write-offs. We're seeing tiny, knee-high leftovers from a long-period groundswell, but the wind is all wrong. On Monday, it's straight onshore and the waves are just messy. Tuesday cleans up a little with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is still only about 1.3ft to 1.6ft. The wave energy is weak (240) and it's really not worth paddling out for.

Wednesday the 26th stays small and clean with the cross-off wind, but that 1.6ft to 2ft of swell isn't going to push you anywhere. By Wednesday afternoon, the breeze picks up to 12 mph and it gets a bit bumpy. Thursday the 27th is another dud – the wind goes cross-shore and the swell is dropping.

Now, here's where it gets interesting. Saturday morning, the 29th of August, we see the first proper sign of life. The wind goes glassy, the swell is a clean 2.3ft from the SSW with a 17-second period. The energy jumps to 427. It's not huge, but it'll be clean and rideable. Sunday the 30th solidifies that trend – morning brings a cross-off breeze and 3ft of SW swell (energy at 489), while the afternoon goes dead flat glassy with a 2.6ft SSW swell. This is the first real window for a log or a longboard.

The standout of this whole outlook lands on Monday, the 31st of August. The morning is glassy with 2.6ft of SSW swell, and the energy is pumping at 581. But the real gem is the afternoon: glassy conditions, a 3.9ft swell from the west, a 10-second period. That's some proper waist-to-chest high fun, and it's clean as a whistle. The combined swell energy is 576. Tuesday the 1st of September keeps the 3.9ft west swell rolling with a clean cross-off breeze, but the wind does pick up in the afternoon.

Things get a bit heavier as we head into Wednesday the 2nd of September. We're looking at 6.6ft of WSW swell on Wednesday morning. That's getting up there, maybe a bit much for beginners (over 5ft). But the afternoon cleans up nicely with a cross-off breeze and 5.9ft of west swell (energy hitting 781). This is expert territory. After that, Thursday and Friday the 3rd and 4th are blown out with strong onshore winds.

The final standout is Saturday, the 5th of September. The morning is glassy with 5.6ft of WNW swell and a 10-second period. The combined energy is massive at 911. That is a powerful, clean swell for experts. After that, it dies back down into small, clean, but weak waves through the 6th and 7th, with a few clean glassy mornings for the loggers.

So, if you're picking your moments: this month, the 31st of August afternoon is your best bet for the average surfer – clean, fun, 3.9ft west swell. For the more experienced crew, the morning of Saturday the 5th of September is a must-check forecast, though it's a week and a half out, so don't lock it in just yet.

Stay salty.

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