Coxos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Coxos over the next sixteen days.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough period. The whole sixteen-day window is a real struggle. There’s no good surf on offer at all. Every single session is rated as poor surf conditions, and the scores are all zero. We’re lookin’ at a solid blank run from the start of the forecast on July 31st all the way through to August 15th. That’s a long stretch with no real recommendations.

The whole pattern is dominated by cross-on winds. For the most part, we’ve got moderate to fresh breezes out of the north and north-northwest, creating choppy and lumpy conditions. The swell is almost always comin’ from the west-northwest to north-northwest, which is basically the opposite of the optimum swell direction of north-northwest for this break. The periods are mostly short, between 6 and 9 seconds, so it’s windswell, not groundswell. The combined swell energy is weak for the first few days, with values around 42 to 66. It picks up a bit into the first week, hittin’ moderate levels like 166 and 187, but it’s still all cross-on and messy. By the second week, the energy gets stronger – on August 13th morning we see 363 (moderate energy) – but the wind is still a fresh 19 mph cross-on. The biggest swell shows up around August 10th and 13th, with heights hittin’ 6 ft, but with those winds, it’s only for experts who don’t mind a battle. For beginners, anything over 5 ft is too much, and with the chop, it’s not a fun paddle.

Water temperature at Coxos is 68°F, which is just 0.2°F below average for this time of year – so, normal. No surprises there.

Given the persistent cross-onshore winds, poor surf quality, and the beach-and-reef setup, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Honestly, if you’ve got a kite, you might find some fun. For a surfer? It’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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