Cox Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Cox Bay over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, we’re in for a bit of a slow start. The first week is pretty flat and sloppy, with weak, short-period leftovers. The real standout window is the second week, from Tuesday the 18th of August onward, when a proper pulse of energy rolls in and the winds finally play nice.

For the first week, from Saturday the 8th through Sunday the 16th, it’s pretty grim. Swell heights are tiny, mostly 1ft to 2ft, and the wind is often onshore or cross-shore, leaving the surface bumpy. The combined energy is weak to moderate (217 to 485), and the period is all over the place, but mostly long-period groundswell that won’t have any push. Keep your expectations low. The water temperature is 61°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze while you’re sitting there waiting for a wave.

The real standout is Tuesday the 18th of August. The morning brings a 5ft swell from the SW with a short 9-second period, producing a solid 960 combined energy, and the wind is offshore from the ESE at 12 mph. That’s clean, powerful, and punchy. The afternoon is even better for experienced surfers: 4ft from the W with a 13-second period, energy ramping up to 1057, and the same offshore breeze. That’s the best of the whole forecast. Wednesday the 19th is also good, with the wind holding offshore and clean 4ft to 5ft waves.

The standouts are definitely the 18th and 19th of August. Cox Bay is a beach and point setup, so the long-period groundswell on the 18th afternoon might wrap a bit too straight across the beach, but the offshore wind will groom it into shape. The 3ft glassy conditions on Monday the 17th afternoon are also a nice little warm-up, with clean, user-friendly waves.

After that, the swell fades out and the wind turns onshore again by the 22nd, so get it while you can.

Rusty.

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