Cox Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, it's Rusty here.

Well, looking at the next couple of weeks, it's not going to be a non-stop party, but there are definitely some windows where Cox Bay is going to turn it on. The start of the period is pretty quiet and small, so we'll have to be patient.

It's a bit of a slow burn to begin with. From Thursday the 27th through to the end of the month, we're looking at tiny, weak surf. The energy is there in the water but it's just not organized enough to give you much to work with. There's some swell around but the periods are short and the winds are a bit all over the shop, making it pretty average. You'd be fighting for scraps out there. That run of small days continues into the first couple of days of September, with a bit of a bump on the Wednesday the 2nd, but the wind is straight onshore and messy, so it's not worth getting too excited about.

The first real standout I can see is Thursday morning, the 3rd of September. The wind goes glassy with some light WNW airs, and that's when the swell starts to pick up. We're looking at a 5ft swell from the WNW with moderate energy (754). That's a far cry from the weak stuff we've had. It's clean, it's got some push, and it's going to be a lot of fun. This is the one to circle on the calendar that week. The afternoon sees it bump up to 6ft, but the wind swings onshore and it gets a bit lumpy, so make the most of the morning session.

Following that, the wave heights drop back a bit, but there's a beautiful run of clean, glassy conditions from Saturday the 5th onwards. The standout there is Saturday afternoon, with a glassy 3ft SSW swell and plenty of energy (573). The winds are dead light, the surface is going to be like a mirror, and the swell is holding a nice long period. It’ll be a bit smaller but super clean. The quality just keeps on coming through the next week. There are several days with very good conditions, most notably Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th of September. On Tuesday you've got glassy conditions with a 2-3ft W swell, and on Wednesday the wind is completely calm with similar sized waves. These are going to be super fun, long-period swells that will groom perfectly. The vibe will be good, just be mindful that long period stuff can close out a bit at the beach, but it should find some nice lines.

So, the pick of the lot for me is the Thursday morning session on September 3rd – best combination of size and clean conditions. The other real highlight is that run of glassy days from the 8th through the 10th. It's smaller, but the quality of the surf is going to be as good as it gets.

Rusty

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