Los Cocos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at what’s on the menu for Los Cocos over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim outlook for the entire 16-day window. We’ve got a real flat spell on our hands. If you’re looking to get wet, you’re going to be waiting a long time for anything worth paddling out for. The first glimmer of anything surfable shows up on the morning of Saturday, 1st August, but that’s just a tiny taste.

The main issue is that the swell is small and weak, hanging around the 4 ft to 6 ft mark, but the period is a short, weak 7 seconds for most of the run. The combined energy is low, often in the range of 120 to 240 (weak to moderate energy), so there’s just no grunt in the water. The wind is almost always a cross-shore, which means the surface is always chopped up. The forecast keeps saying “poor surf conditions” and that’s the sad truth.

Let’s break it down. The period from now through Friday, 31st July, is dead. No recommendations. The first potential day is Saturday, 1st August. The morning session at Los Cocos offers a tiny 4 ft swell from the NE, and the wind is light and cross-offshore, which is the cleanest we’ll see this whole forecast. The combined energy is a weak 126 (weak energy). The crowd profile says “sometimes,” so you might have a few others trying the same thing. It’s a beach/jetty setup, so it can handle a bit of direction. This is the only true standout, but it’s a very, very small standout.

After that Saturday morning, it’s back to poor conditions straight through. The swell bumps up to 5 ft to 6 ft on a few days, but the wind stays cross-shore, and the period remains short. The energy values climb a bit, but it’s never clean. By the 14th and 15th of August, we see a similar story: 5 ft to 6 ft ENE swell, but still cross-shore winds and poor surf conditions. The last day of the forecast, Saturday, 15th August, shows a 5 ft ENE swell with a light cross-shore breeze, but it’s still rated as poor.

So, the bottom line: if you’re desperate, the Saturday morning, 1st August, is your only real shot at a clean, tiny wave. The rest of the 16 days are a write-off. The break is “fairly consistent,” so this kind of blank run is a bit of a bummer, but it happens. The forecast can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.

Rusty.

Read more