Los Cocos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Los Cocos over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is lookin' pretty grim for a while. The first proper surf we see that's even worth paddlin' out for isn't until Sunday the 23rd of August, and even then it's nothin' to write home about. We're talkin' a good few days of nothin' much at all before that.

Saturday the 22nd is a complete write-off – small, messy, and cross-shore winds killin' any chance of a decent wave. It's a beach and jetty setup here, and with the wind howlin' across, it's more of a kitesurfer's playground than a surfer's dream.

Come Sunday the 23rd, things finally shift. We get a glassy morning and afternoon, and that's a big deal. The swell is tiny, around 3ft to 3ft from the ENE and NE, with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined wave energy is weak, sittin' at 75 to 78. It's surfable, just very ordinary. A real small-wave session for the log, and with the offshore wind from the south, it'll be clean. This is the best the week has to offer, but it's nothin' special.

The rest of the week into the next is a mixed bag of cross-shore breezes, poor conditions, and not much size. The swell direction is mostly ENE and NE, which is the optimum direction for this spot, but the wind just won't play ball. The water temp is about 82°, which is bang on average for this time of year.

We do see a little bump in size around Sunday the 30th of August, with swell hittin' 5ft to 7ft, and the period stretches to 8-9 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 297 then 607, so there's definitely some power in the water. But the rating calls it "marginal" due to the moderate cross-shore wind and the tide. It's a solid size for intermediates, but not clean. Into Monday the 31st, it's still cross-shore, though the wind drops to a light breeze. The swell drops back to 6ft in the morning, period 8 seconds, energy at 405. It's still just "marginal."

Tuesday the 1st of September starts with a glassy morning again – a real highlight. The swell is 5ft from the ENE, period 7 seconds, with energy at 189. It's clean, but the waves are just "surfable but very ordinary." There's a bit of crowd potential here, as Los Cocos can get a few out when it's clean.

The rest of the forecast from the 2nd of September onwards is more of the same: small, short-period swell, cross-shore winds, and poor surf conditions. The outlook is pretty flat for any real standout wave. The best chance for a decent paddle is that glassy Sunday the 23rd of August, or maybe the glassy Tuesday the 1st of September. Both are small, but clean. For a bit more size, the 30th of August has some energy, but you'll be fightin' the wind. It's a lean run, but it won't stay poor forever – the forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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