Coogee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks at Coogee are a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a lot of junky, wind-affected surf to wade through before we get to the one real standout session, and even that one has a couple of caveats. The water’s sitting at 64°, which is dead on average for this time of year, so no dramas there.

The first few days are pretty ordinary. Thursday the 10th has some size, pushing 8ft, but that’s coming in with a cross-off breeze and a combined energy reading of 2136 – that’s strong, but the quality is poor. It’s a raw, lumpy ocean, more for the crew who don’t mind getting thrashed than for anyone looking for a clean wave. The period is only 9 seconds, so it’s short-period wind swell, and it’s not going to be holding up well.

Friday the 11th drops a bit in size, down to around 5ft, but the wind swings onshore and it just gets messy. There’s no real saving grace there. Saturday the 12th is the first flicker of hope – the morning has a tiny 4ft of south swell, but the wind is dead glassy, which is a huge plus. The period jumps to 12 seconds, so there’s some proper groundswell energy in the water. It’s only small, but if you time the tides right, it’ll be ridable and clean. It’s not a standout, but it’s a window.

Then we go quiet for a while. Sunday and Monday are small and windy, not worth paddling out for. The swell fills in a bit Tuesday the 15th but it’s a jumbled mess with a super short 5-second period and terrible winds. That’s a hard pass.

The main event is Saturday the 19th. We’ve got a solid 8ft of south-southeast groundswell with a 12-second period, and the combined energy is cranking at 2154. That’s serious power. The problem is, it’s not clean. The morning is onshore, and the afternoon is cross-onshore with a chop. For an exposed set-up like Coogee, that’s going to be a washing machine. It’s substantial, for sure, but you’ll be fighting it. Given the size, this isn’t one for the beginners – it’s strictly for the experienced crew who know the bank.

The rest of the second week is mostly a story of wind and average waves. There’s another push late on the 23rd with energy over 2200 and 10ft of swell, but with 22 mph cross-shore winds, that’s just a blown-out mess, more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone on a paddle board. And again on the 25th, we see another 8ft pulse with a strong 3401 energy reading, but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy. Keen for size but not for cleanliness.

So, there you have it. The best option on offer is that glassy Saturday morning on the 12th – tiny, but clean with a bit of groundswell in it. Beyond that, we’re waiting for conditions to line up with the size we’re seeing. It looks like it won’t stay poor for long, but for now, pick your moments.

Rusty.

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