Los Cocos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Look, I've gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are a bit of a write-off for Los Cocos. We're looking at a long, flat spell with no real surfing to get excited about.

Straight up, the window from Saturday, July 18th right through to Friday, July 31st is a total dud. Every single day is showing poor surf conditions. The swell is there, but it's tiny and messy. We're looking at waves around 3ft to 5ft, coming from the ENE with a short, weak period of just 6 to 8 seconds – that's all windswell, nothing with any push. The combined wave energy, that 'oomph' behind the waves, is mostly moderate, sitting between 100 and 263 (263 being the highest on the 19th), but it's all just wind chop. The wind is a constant cross-shore from the E or ENE, 6 to 12 mph, which is junking up the surface. The water is sitting at 81°F, which is about average for the time of year.

Forget the first week and a half. There's nothing to recommend.

Now, we finally get a tiny glimmer on Sunday, August 2nd. The morning shows a glassy surface with the wind dropping to a near-calm 3 mph from the ESE. The swell is 4ft from the ENE, still short period at 7 seconds, and the combined energy is 134 – still moderate. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's a 1 out of 10, so while it's the best we've got, it's not a standout. The rest of that day and the following days are back to poor surf. So, we have a long, 14-day gap of nothing before a single morning of rideable, but unremarkable, beach break waves.

The break is a beach/jetty setup, but with this constant cross-shore wind and weak, short-period swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Overall, it's a grim outlook. There's no swell direction matching the optimum NNE, and the wind is never offshore. It's a blank run that is more normal for an area with few consistent options.

Rusty.

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