Coxos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.

We're looking at a pretty frustrating stretch, to be honest. The swell is coming, but the wind just won't play ball most of the time. Coxos is a reef setup that loves a clean NNW groundswell, and we get plenty of that direction, but the onshore and cross-onshore winds are going to ruin the party for the vast majority of the forecast. The water temp is sitting around 68°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing wild there.

The only real glimmer of hope, the one standout, is first thing on Thursday morning, the 20th of August. We've got a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is forecast to be glassy. Absolutely dead calm. That's a massive positive. The energy is weak (100), but with a 9-second period, it'll be offering up some clean little lines on that reef. It won't be big, but it'll be the cleanest surf you'll see all week. Crowds are often an issue here, so with it being tiny and clean, expect a few others to have the same idea.

After that Thursday morning window, it goes downhill fast. From Thursday afternoon through the end of August, the wind is a relentless cross-on or onshore, mostly from the NNW. The swell builds, no doubt about it. We see a moderate 7ft on Friday the 21st (energy hitting 689), and it peaks around Sunday the 23rd with an 8ft swell from the NNW (energy at 975). That's solid, powerful surf, but with that 16 mph onshore wind, it's going to be a junky, lumpy mess. Not recommended for a paddle. The 8-second period on that peak swell is short, adding to the chop. If you're into kite surfing, that cross-on wind and plenty of swell might look interesting, but for a surfboard, it's a hard pass.

The second week of the forecast, from the 26th of August onwards, the swell drops right back. We see a 1.0ft day on the 26th, and then it hovers around 4ft to 5ft with a mix of NNW and NW swells. The wind stays stubbornly cross-on or onshore, and the periods are short, mostly 6 to 10 seconds. There's one morning on Tuesday the 1st of September with a 4ft swell and onshore winds, rated as marginal. The energy is low (249). It's not an inspiring outlook. The best bet for the whole 16-day window is that one glassy morning on the 20th. After that, look for a clear window or a change in the forecast, because the current conditions are not kind to us.

Rusty, signing off.

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