Coogee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the next couple of weeks at Coogee. Right now, there’s nothing doing for a surf—it’s all messy cross-shore wind and big, lumpy chop. The first real window to even think about paddling out doesn’t kick off until Tuesday morning on July 7th.

Tuesday 7th sees the swell settle a bit, 10ft from the SSE, period around 10 seconds. The wind swings cross-offshore, cleaning things up nicely. That’s still a big, powerful ocean for a beach-reef-and-point setup, with moderate wave energy pumping through (2037), so it’s strictly for the experienced crew. The water temp is about average for the time of year at 64°F.

The real standout, the one you should circle on the calendar, is Saturday July 18th. Afternoon session, 8ft SE groundswell with a solid 12-second period, wind goes clean offshore from the WNW. That’s big, long-period energy (1883), and Coogee’s reef and point sections will handle it beautifully—those long walls will be groomed glassy. It’s a high-end session for experienced surfers only, crowds are possible here.

Before that, Friday July 17th offers a mention: clean morning with 8ft SSE swell, period 11 seconds, light offshore wind. That’s a good one (2178), but the afternoon gets interesting—a massive long-period SSE groundswell (16 seconds) at 10ft, energy hitting 4546. The swell is huge and the period is very long, making it prone to closing out the beach sections, but if you know where to sit on the reef or point, the sets will be world-class. That’s another expert-only call.

The first week is mostly marginal—cross-shore winds and average sized swell. The second week builds into those solid, cleaner pulses. The final call, Monday July 20th afternoon: offshore wind and 10ft SSE swell (1363), again top-tier for those who can handle it. Crowds will be around.

No small stuff for beginners at all in this window—everything over 5ft and much of it over 8ft, so it’s all expert territory. There’s a gap of a few days at the start with no surf worth mentioning.

That’s the word from the beach.

Rusty.

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