Surf Forecasts:
Cox Bay surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, WNW swell with 1,136 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cox Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Cox Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cox Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cox Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Cox Bay.
The start of the period is a bit of a write-off, with onshore winds and poor conditions. Sunday the 2nd is a no-go with onshore winds and choppy surf. Things start to look up on Tuesday the 4th when we get a tiny bit of swell and glassy conditions in the morning, but it’s pretty ordinary. The first real standout is Wednesday the 5th. The morning is glassy, the swell is a clean 4 ft from the WNW, and the combined energy is moderate at 299. It’s a solid, clean session for beginners and intermediates.
Thursday the 6th is also a good one, with a clean cross-off wind in the morning and glassy conditions in the afternoon. The swell holds at 5 ft from the WNW, and the energy is moderate at 324. This is another good window for a fun paddle.
We then hit a rough patch from Friday the 7th through to the end of the second week. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the quality drops right off. There’s a long gap with no real recommendations until Friday the 14th of August. That morning is a real standout: clean cross-off wind, swell at 5 ft from the WNW, and the combined energy is strong at 569. The forecast confidence is higher this close in, and the conditions look excellent.
Saturday the 15th of August is another winner, with glassy conditions in the morning, 5 ft of WNW swell, and strong energy at 613. This is probably the best of the whole run. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing out of the ordinary.
The rest of the period into Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th is more marginal, with cross-shore winds and onshore afternoons, but there are still some clean windows early in the day.
Overall, the best calls are Wednesday the 5th, Thursday the 6th, and then a real standout stretch on Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th of August. Grab those glassy mornings.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 366 | 432 | 261 | 121 | 94 | 134 | 102 | 176 | 273 | 223 | 270 | 643 | 240 | 222 | 302 | 255 | 497 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:22AM3.08m | 4:04PM3.16m | 4:06AM2.93m | 4:38PM3.21m | 4:56AM2.76m | 5:15PM3.24m | 5:54AM2.58m | 5:59PM3.26m | 7:08AM2.45m | 6:53PM3.26m | 8:38AM2.41m | 7:59PM3.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM1.12m | 9:38AM0.61m | 10:12PM1.03m | 10:10AM0.80m | 11:01PM0.96m | 10:45AM1.03m | 11:56PM0.92m | 11:25AM1.30m | 00:59AM0.87m | 12:16PM1.55m | 2:10AM0.80m | 1:27PM1.76m | 3:24AM0.67m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 270 | 366 | 120 | 261 | 121 | 44 | 134 | 102 | 42 | 273 | 223 | 192 | 394 | 240 | 68 | 302 | 67 | 65 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 166 | 96 | 15 | 69 | 70 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 57 | 55 | 34 | 69 | 70 | 14 | 87 | 36 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | W 14 | W 15 | W 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 35 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 3 | 41 | 43 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 432 | — | — | 94 | — | — | 176 | — | — | 270 | 643 | — | 222 | — | 255 | 497 | 540 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1254 | 1708 | 0 | 119 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 1020 | 0 |
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