Los Cocos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – this 16-day window for Los Cocos is a tough one. The forecast is basically a long, quiet stretch with no real standouts to get excited about. We’ve got a consistent run of poor surf conditions across the entire period, from Friday the 17th of July right through to at least Saturday the 1st of August.

The swell never really gets its act together. It’s all coming from the ENE, with heights mostly hanging around 4 ft to 5 ft, and the period is short – between 6 and 8 seconds. That’s windswell, not groundswell, so the waves will be lacking that proper punch and shape. The combined energy of all swells directed here is weak to moderate at best, reading between 71 and 327 – that’s not the kind of power that gets a surfer’s heart racing.

The wind is a real killer here. Every single session shows cross-shore wind from the E or ENE, ranging from 6 mph to 12 mph, with a “cross-chop” or “small crossing wind ripples” on the surface. No offshore, no glassy mornings – just constant wind messing up the lineup. The break is a beach/jetty setup, so that cross-shore wind is going to make for bumpy, lumpy waves.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.

Now, the best on offer – and I use that term loosely – falls on Sunday the 19th of July. The morning shows a 6 ft ENE swell at 8 seconds, with combined energy hitting 327, which is the highest in the whole window. That’s the biggest swell of the run. But don’t get too keen. The wind is still cross-shore at 9 mph, and the surf is labeled “poor surf conditions.” It’s a slight step up in size, but the quality is still rubbish. The break is fairly consistent, and crowds are sometimes an issue here, but honestly, with conditions this poor, I doubt many will be bothering.

For the rest of the period, it’s a rinse and repeat. Swell drops back to 3 ft to 5 ft, period stays short, and the wind stays cross-shore. There’s no standout day, no clean window, no real reason to paddle out. The gap with no decent surf goes all the way from the 17th of July to the 1st of August – that’s over two weeks of nothing.

If you’re absolutely desperate, maybe the 6 ft on Sunday the 19th is the least bad option, but you’re paddling out into a cross-chop with short, weak waves. It’s more of a frustration than a session. Honestly, with this constant cross-shore wind and poor surf quality, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. For the rest of us, it’s a good time to wax the board and wait for a better forecast.

Rusty.

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