Los Cocos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright brothers and sisters, Rusty here. Let's break down the next 16 days at Los Cocos. I'm not gonna lie, it's a bit of a mixed bag, and mostly it's a bag of stormy winds and cross-chopped surfaces. You're gonna have to hunt for the clean ones.

The first real chance to get wet without chewing on a lip of whitewater comes on Saturday, August 22nd. The morning session is calling for a small 4ft swell from the NE, and the wind is glassy – dead flat. That's gold. The energy is weak (118), so you'll be working for your rides, but the surface will be like a mirror. Water temp is about 80°, right where it should be for this time of year.

Next up, keep an eye on Thursday, August 27th. Another morning of glassy conditions. The swell is a little better at 4ft from the ENE. The energy is a bit more solid (171), so you'll get a little more push. With that clean surface, it's easily the best option compared to the stormy afternoons that follow.

The big one to circle, way out on the horizon, is Tuesday, September 1st. The morning is showing a clean 5ft ENE swell, with glassy conditions and clear skies. The wave energy is solid (233), and the forecast actually says "expect good surf conditions." That's the one. It's a long way off, so take it with a grain of salt, but it has the potential to be the best session of the whole forecast.

The rest of the time is a real grind. The swell is there, but it's constantly getting chopped up by cross-shore winds and those afternoon thunderstorms. You'll see a few bigger pulses, like 5ft on the 21st and again on the 31st, but the wind is just wrong. For a paddle surfer, that's a mess. For a kite, that might be a session, but for a surfboard, it's a hard pass.

So, the 16-day outlook is a waiting game. Your best short-term bets are the early morning glass-offs on the 22nd and the 27th. The long-range promise is the 1st of September. Don't get burned out on the stormy days in between.

Rusty.

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