Surf Forecasts:
Coogee surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, S swell with 2,702 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coogee this week:
The surf forecast for Coogee over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 19s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Coogee in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coogee over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s cooking for Coogee over the next couple of weeks.
First up, the water temp is sitting right around average for this time of year, so no surprises when you get in.
Honestly, the next few days are pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing really worth paddling out for from now until Wednesday the 16th. There might be a tiny knee-high wave on the weekend, but it’s going to be chopped up and messy. Just leave the board in the car.
Things finally start to look interesting come Wednesday the 16th. A solid pulse of southerly swell shows up, with wave heights jumping to 10ft by Wednesday morning and building to 12ft in the afternoon (moderate to strong wave energy: 1540 to 2717). This is big, powerful stuff – definitely expert territory only. The real kicker is the wind: a strong cross-offshore breeze out of the south-southwest and south, keeping the faces clean despite the size. This is peak Coogee power, but you need to know what you're doing.
Thursday the 17th stays big with 10ft swell from the south in the morning (1608 energy), cleaning up under a fresh cross-offshore breeze. By the afternoon it drops a touch to 8ft from the SSE (1025 energy) but the wind swings more cross-shore, so it'll be a bit bumpier.
The standout window for most surfers looks like Friday the 18th. The swell backs down to a much more manageable 5ft from the SSE in the morning (334 energy). The wind is light north-northwesterly and cross-offshore, making for clean, lined-up waves. This is the best-looking session of the whole forecast. It will still be a bit on the bigger side for beginners, but for intermediate and up, that’s your morning.
After that, the weekend of the 19th and 20th fades fast into tiny, weak leftovers. Then we get a small uptick around the 25th with 6ft southerly swell (718 energy) but the wind is messy, and by the 26th it's back to lumpy, blown-out conditions in the 7ft range.
To sum it up: The standouts are the pure, clean power session on Wednesday the 16th for the experts, and Friday morning the 18th is your best bet for a solid, clean wave without the death-wish size. The rest of the period is either too small, too windy, or too messy.
Stay safe and read the rip. Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 271 | 330 | 225 | 128 | 115 | 135 | 102 | 104 | 82 | 67 | 71 | 37 | 1134 | 1500 | 2702 | 2695 | 1598 | 1016 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.41m | 8:56PM1.46m | 9:22AM1.44m | 9:37PM1.35m | 9:59AM1.44m | 10:17PM1.22m | 10:36AM1.42m | 10:59PM1.09m | 11:16AM1.37m | 11:45PM0.98m | 12:02PM1.30m | 00:41AM0.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.06m | 2:48PM0.16m | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:32PM0.18m | 3:41AM0.19m | 4:18PM0.23m | 4:13AM0.28m | 5:04PM0.29m | 4:46AM0.37m | 5:55PM0.37m | 5:22AM0.46m | 6:55PM0.43m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | E 13 | S 18 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 271 | 330 | 225 | 115 | 115 | 135 | 94 | 40 | 39 | 67 | 71 | 37 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | ENE 14 | — | — | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 122 | 71 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 102 | 86 | 82 | 49 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | ENE 14 | SSE 20 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 19 | 128 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SSE 3 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 108 | 104 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1134 | 1500 | 2702 | 2695 | 1598 | 1016 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 467 | 2 | 3 | 489 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 58 | 857 | 712 | 138 | 26 | 78 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for Coogee provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Coogee can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Coogee surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Coogee) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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