Coxos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the run-up to the weekend is looking pretty grim. We’ve got a decent sized swell arriving on Friday morning, with waves around 4 ft from the NNW, but that 19 mph northerly wind is just gonna chop it all to pieces. The water is sitting at 68° which is bang on average for the time of year, but the conditions are gonna be lumpy and cross-onshore, so it’s a write-off. The energy is moderate (537), but it’s just not clean enough to get excited about.

Friday afternoon does get a bit bigger, with the swell pushing to 7 ft, but the wind swings NNW and builds to 19 mph, making it an even messier cross-onshore. Still poor.

Saturday morning is a little better. The swell drops to 5 ft, and the wind swings to a light WNW breeze at 6 mph. The overall energy drops to a moderate 432, with a feeling of light cross-onshore texture. The call is marginal, but it’s a step up from the slop. We’ll have small ripples, not clean perfection.

The real hope is on Sunday morning, August 23rd. The swell direction shifts to the west, coming in at 7 ft with a period of 11 seconds, and the energy jumps to a strong 1060. The wind goes cross-offshore from the SSE, and the report says "clean." This is the standout window. The SSW breeze on Monday morning will be strong (25 mph) and cross-off, holding up 8 ft waves, but it’s a risk of thunderstorms, and the period is short at 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit walled-up and messy.

The best bet for the whole outlook is Tuesday morning, August 25th. The swell holds at 5 ft from the west, but the wind drops to a light SSW breeze at 6 mph, and the conditions are described as "clean" with "good surf conditions." The energy is low (221) but the quality will be there. It’s a light wind day, and that’s a rare treat for Coxos. The crowd situation is "often" busy, so expect company.

The rest of the week runs into persistent cross-onshore winds from the north and northwest, with swell sizes varying from 4 ft to 6 ft, but the texture is always choppy or lumpy. The energy dips into the low to moderate range (123 to 458). There’s no clean surf on offer.

The second week (from August 31st into early September) looks even poorer. The swell drops consistently below 5 ft, the winds stay onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy is weak (107 to 648). The period is short, and the conditions are described as poor or marginal. There’s nothing to recommend here. The standout is Tuesday morning, August 25th, for that clean, light-wind window.

Rusty out.

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