Coxos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gather 'round, it's Rusty. Took a good long look at the charts for our spot, and it's a real mixed bag. We've got some magic on the horizon, but we gotta wade through a whole lotta junk to get to it.

Right off the bat, the first few days are a write-off. Saturday the 12th is a non-starter—tiny, weak swell and cross-on wind. You're better off staying in bed. Sunday the 13th morning, though, we finally get a sniff of something. The swell drops a bit to 3 ft, but it's a long period groundswell (13 seconds) from the NW, which is what this reef loves. The combined wave energy is a solid 378 (moderate), and with that light cross-offshore breeze from the SSW, it’ll be clean. This is your first real look at Coxos, and it's a good one.

Monday morning the 14th is a real treat. Glassy conditions—literally zero wind—with a crisp 3 ft NW groundswell at 11 seconds. It's gonna be smooth as silk out there. Energy is 311 (moderate), and that's a crowd-pleaser. After that, things go downhill fast. From Tuesday the 15th through to Friday the 18th, it's a full-on northerly wind event. The swell jumps up, getting to a massive 12 ft by Wednesday the 16th, but the wind is howling at 45 km/h from the north. Energy hits 1680 (very strong) but it's a total mess—cross-on, choppy, lumpy. This is expert-only territory, and even then, it won't be pretty.

Now, here's the standouts you need to wait for. Saturday the 19th we get a big, long-period groundswell (14 seconds) at 7 ft from the NNW. Energy is blasting at 1487 (very strong). The wind is light, but it's a cross-shore, so it won't be perfect glass, but it'll be the best thing we've seen in days. However, the real gem is Monday the 21st. Morning session is where it's at. We've got a glassy 5 ft NW swell with an incredibly long period of 16 seconds. That's pure groundswell. The energy is 1279 (very strong). This is setup for long, walled-up lines wrapping perfectly over the reef at Coxos. It'll be working, but with that period, expect some patience between sets. If you can paddle out, it's the best wave of the whole forecast.

Tuesday the 22nd morning hangs in there with a 6 ft NW swell (13 seconds) and solid 1044 energy, but the wind is onshore, so it's not as clean. The following Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th both have glassy mornings again, with smaller but still fun 5 ft and 3 ft NW swells, respectively. The 24th has a 15-second period, which is lovely, but the size is down. After that, from Friday the 25th onward, it fades into small, weak, and windy conditions.

So, the best of the best: Sunday morning the 13th for the clean, fun combo, and Monday morning the 21st for the long-period groundswell glass-off. That 21st is the one that has you waking up early. The rest of the time, you're either waiting out the wind or taking what you can get.

Rusty.

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