Los Cocos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s heading our way at Los Cocos.

First up, the water temperature is sitting at 80°, which is about normal for this time of year—nothing to complain about there.

Right now, there’s nothing worth getting wet for. The whole first week, from Thursday the 6th of August right through to about Thursday the 13th, is a write-off. Swell is small, period is short, and it’s all cross-shore wind with a cross-chop. The energy is weak for most of that time, barely pushing into the low hundreds (116) on the Thursday morning, and it only gets a little more grunt late in the week, hitting 195 on Friday the 14th morning. But the wind is still cross, and the “poor surf conditions” tag sticks like glue. This is a real dry spell. It’s not looking good for intermediate surfers either—nothing over 5 ft and the quality is terrible.

Now, there might be a glimmer on the weekend of the 15th and 16th. Saturday morning the 15th sees a bump in swell height to 6 ft from the ENE, with period stretching to 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 413 (moderate to strong), so there’s more push in the water. But again, the wind is cross-shore, and it’s labelled “poor surf conditions” for the morning and only “marginal” for the Saturday afternoon. That 6 ft is still okay for intermediate surfers, but it’s not clean. Sunday the 16th drops back to 5 ft with the same cross-wind issue.

Honestly, there’s no standout in this whole 16-day window. If you’re really keen, the best shot at something rideable might be the morning of Monday the 17th of August. The wind is light cross-shore at 9 mph from the ENE, the swell is 4 ft from the NE with an 8-second period, and the energy is 276 (moderate). It’s still only rated as “marginal,” so expectations should be low. The break is a beach and jetty setup, exposed to the NNE, and with the crowd level “sometimes,” you might have it quiet. But the swell direction (NE) is not matching the optimum NNE direction, so it’s not firing.

Beyond that, the rest of the third week is more of the same: small swell, cross-wind, poor conditions. The Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd aren’t even in the data, so it’s a long, blank run.

This is one of those forecasts where you leave the board at home and check back in a few days. Sometimes it stays flat here—it’s just how it goes.

Rusty.

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