Coxos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first few days are pretty grim. We’ve got a poor run of surf through to the end of August, with messy wind and choppy, lumpy conditions. Not much to get excited about.

The real standout, the one that’s got my heart thumping, is Friday, 28 August. That morning, Coxos (reef) is looking like a proper gem. We’re talking a solid 10 ft swell rolling in from the NW with a clean offshore wind from the NNW. The period is a juicy 12 seconds, which means groundswell energy with real punch – that’s the kind of stuff that makes this reef light up. The combined energy is pumping hard at (2824). It’s going to be a big, powerful day, definitely one for the experienced crew. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

The afternoon of the 28th keeps the swell at 10 ft from the NW, though the wind swings a touch more onshore, so the morning session is your best bet. Crowds are often an issue at Coxos, so get in early.

After that little burst, we drop back into smaller, choppier stuff through the end of August and into the first days of September. There’s a gap of poor conditions until we get to Tuesday, 1 September, where the swell bumps back up to 7 ft from the NNW, but it’s marred by a fresh cross-onshore wind, so it’s messy.

Looking further out, Saturday, 5 September sees another big pulse of swell – 10 ft in the morning and ramping up to 12 ft from the NNW in the afternoon. That’s serious size, but the wind is cross-onshore and the conditions are reported as choppy, so it’s more of a power session for experts only. The combined energy hits (2547) in the afternoon – that’s a lot of water moving.

Then, on Sunday, 6 September, we get a very long-period groundswell sneaking in from the WNW at 18 seconds – that’s a rare, deep pulse. The height is a more manageable 4 ft, but don’t let that fool you; with that period, the sets will be fat and powerful. A reef like Coxos will handle that beautifully, but the wind is still cross-onshore, so it’s not going to be glassy perfection. Still, a very interesting session for the keen ones.

The rest of the second week looks pretty average – small, messy, and cross-onshore. No real standouts after that 5th and 6th of September.

So, to wrap it up: Friday morning, 28 August is your pick of the fortnight. Clean, big, and proper. After that, keep an eye on the 5th and 6th of September for size and long-period energy, but expect some wind chop.

Rusty.

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