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Coogee surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Coogee surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coogee sea temperature is
22.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coogee today?
The current surf forecast for Coogee at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Coogee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 280 | 276 | 327 | 255 | 364 | 242 | 394 | 394 | 387 | 143 | 173 | 144 | 161 | 114 | 121 | 127 | 237 | 196 | 229 | 149 | 402 | 444 | 703 | 861 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:05PM 1.19 | 4:21AM 1.19 | 4:06PM 1.09 | 5:09AM 1.25 | 5:06PM 1.02 | 5:52AM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:43PM 0.29 | 10:22AM 0.55 | 10:26PM 0.33 | 11:30AM 0.50 | 11:08PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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