Los Cocos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking for Los Cocos.

Honestly, it’s a pretty rough start. We’ve got a solid week of poor surf conditions ahead, with onshore and cross-shore winds messing up what little energy is in the water. The swell is mostly small, short-period junk from the NE and ENE, and the combined energy is weak to moderate at best – you’re looking at values like 68 up to around 194 (moderate energy) through the first week, but the wind just chops it all up. No good options at all from Sunday the 9th through Thursday the 14th. That’s a real dry spell.

Now, things start to get a bit more interesting around Saturday the 15th of August. The swell bumps up to 7.9 ft from the ENE with a 9-second period, and combined energy hits 825 (strong wave energy). But the wind is still cross-shore in the morning, and it’s a marginal forecast – only a score of 1 out of 10. That afternoon the wind goes light cross-onshore, so still not clean. This is really only for experienced surfers; that size is pushing into expert territory.

The standout window looks like Sunday the 16th of August in the morning. Swell drops to a still solid 5.6 ft from the ENE, 8-second period, and the wind turns cross-offshore from the ESE at just 6 mph. That’s clean. Combined energy is 362 (moderate to strong). This is the best we’ll see in the whole 16-day run. Los Cocos is a beach/jetty setup, and with the offshore wind, it should offer some decent, rideable waves. The water temp is 79.9°, which is about average for the time of year – nothing unusual there. Expect crowds sometimes, so you might have some company.

After that, it drops right back off. From Monday the 17th onward, we’re back to small, weak, and choppy. Swell stays under 3.9 ft for most of the second week, period drops to 6-7 seconds, and combined energy is weak to moderate (65 to 137). Winds stay cross-shore and moderate. Nothing worth getting excited about. There’s a tiny blip on Monday afternoon the 17th with a 1.6 ft, 12-second period long-period groundswell, but it’s tiny and still cross-shore – not going to do much at a beach break.

So to wrap it up: the only real go-day is Sunday morning, August 16th. The rest of the forecast is a write-off. Stay patient.

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