Coxos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We're looking at a long haul at Coxos, and for the next 10 days or so, it's a grind. The first real shot of clean surf doesn't come until Sunday, August 2nd.

Right now, the wind is blasting onshore, and the swell is there but it's short-period junk. The water temp is about 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th are blown out with waves around 4 ft to 6 ft, all messy from onshore winds.

Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th, the swell peaks at 7 ft with some energy, but it's cross-onshore and lumpy. Monday morning drops to 4 ft, and while the wind is lighter, it's still cross-onshore. Marginal at best.

From Tuesday the 28th on, it goes flat and weak. You get a 4 ft swell with a 10-second period on Tuesday, but it's not clean. Then from the 29th through August 1st, it’s tiny, under 3 ft, with weak energy. Constant onshore and cross-onshore winds.

The one standout is Sunday, August 2nd. This is a long way off, so temper expectations. But the morning of the 2nd shows a 4 ft swell from the NW with a 10-second period, and – glassy conditions. Wind from the SSE at just 3 mph. That is your cleanest window. The energy reading is a solid 322, which is decent for that size. After that, the wind turns onshore again.

Following that, the swell builds into Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th, hitting 7 ft, 7 ft, and 8 ft. The energy readings are strong, in the 600-700 range, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. By Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th, the wind is a fresh to strong breeze at 22-25 mph, making for messy, blown-out 5 ft to 6 ft waves. That’s kite-surfing weather, not paddle surfing.

Bottom line: if you can wait for that Sunday the 2nd morning, you might score. The rest is either flat or too blown out. It's a reef break, so it needs clean conditions, and it's just not getting them for most of this run.

Rusty.

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