Cox Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Cox Bay over the next couple of weeks. It’s a mixed bag, but there are a couple of windows where it could get real nice.

The surf kicks off Sunday morning, July 5th, but it’s nothing to get excited about. We’ve got 4ft of short-period, wind-affected W swell, with the wind howling straight onshore and a combined energy reading of 363. The water’s sitting at 54° – which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a good wetsuit.

Monday the 6th drops off to tiny 2ft, but the good news is the period jumps to a very long 18 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, but with a consistent onshore wind, the shape will be messy. Energy’s moderate at 664.

Now, here’s the standout I’d paddle out for: Tuesday, July 7th. The morning brings glassy conditions with the lightest NW breeze – 3 mph – and the swell is still a clean 2ft with a very long 16-second period. By the afternoon it goes glassy again with a light S breeze, the swell holding at 2ft but the period stretching to a huge 20 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 799, promising well-shaped, powerful lines. Those long intervals will make for clean, walling-up waves, best for a point or reef setup. Expect some lulls between sets, but the paddle out will be easy. Crowds can be a problem here sometimes, so get out early.

Wednesday the 8th is a write-off with onshore winds again. Thursday the 9th afternoon shapes up nicely though – offshore wind from the east at 6 mph, the same 3ft SSW swell with a 16-second period, and 677 combined energy. Clean conditions, and it’ll feel much better than the morning.

Saturday July 11th morning brings a 5ft W swell with a 10-second period and a clean cross-offshore breeze from the SE. Combined energy is 670 – solid, rideable waves. Good for a session.

As we move into the second week, the size drops right back. Sunday July 12th afternoon has offshore ESE wind at 9 mph and a very long 15-second period, but the swell is only 2ft. Monday 13th morning gives us clean waves with a strong 16 mph offshore breeze, but the swell is just 2ft with 13-second period – small but clean. Tuesday 14th is tiny and glassy in the morning at 1ft.

After that, from Wednesday 15th through to Monday 20th July, it’s mostly onshore winds and small, short-period swell. The swell tries to push up to 5ft on Saturday 18th, but with a short 8-second period and onshore wind, it’ll be a messy close-out. The last few days drop back to small 2ft groundswell, but the wind is messy again.

Overall, the best of the next two weeks is definitely Tuesday July 7th – glassy, clean, and long-period swell. Thursday 9th afternoon is also worth a look. Don’t expect much in the second week. Keep an eye on the forecasts, though – things can change.

Rusty.

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