Coxos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me have a look at what’s coming down the line for the next couple of weeks.

It’s a bit of a tough stretch right now, to be honest. The first few days here at Coxos are looking pretty ordinary. The wind is mostly cross-onshore, and the wave heights are small, only around 3 ft to 4 ft, with a short period that doesn’t have much punch. The combined swell energy is low to moderate (125 to 537), meaning the ocean just doesn’t have the juice we want. It won’t be worth paddling out for a proper session.

The real frustration kicks in on Sunday the 6th and into Monday the 7th. The wind picks up to 15-18 mph, making it lumpy and choppy, and the quality drops straight to nothing. This messy, windy pattern pretty much locks in through the whole first week, with a few brief windows of marginal surf on Saturday the 12th, but even then it’s small and weak.

The one glimmer – and I mean a real glimmer – comes in the second week. On Saturday, September 19, the morning session looks like the standout of the entire forecast. The wind turns clean with a light offshore breeze from the SSW, and the swell swings around to the NW with a beautiful long period of 13 seconds. The waves will be small, only 3 ft, but the energy reading is moderate (502), and with that clean wind, expect some glassy, lined-up waves for the experts. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing too unusual.

The big caveat is that Coxos is a reef break, and with a long period groundswell, it’ll hold that swell well, but it’s only for the advanced crew. The crowds can be an issue here, so brace for a busy lineup.

The rest of the second week is a mixed bag, with the wind turning fierce again and the swell dropping off. Don’t expect much after that Saturday window.

So, simple version: If you’re hanging for a clean wave, aim for Saturday, September 19, morning. It’s the one true standout. Everything else is a write-off or a gamble.

Rusty.

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