Coogee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Coogee.

Alright, right off the bat, the next week or so is a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got some solid swell pulses, but the wind’s going to be a constant battle. The standout window doesn’t really open up until Tuesday the 22nd of September, so you’ll need to be patient. For the first few days, the conditions are marginal at best, with a lot of onshore and cross-shore slop.

Let’s start with Monday the 7th of September. The morning has a clean 4ft SSE swell with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NW. The water temp is about 64°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. There’s a decent amount of energy in the water (258), but this break is inconsistent, so don’t expect it to be pumping. The afternoon turns ugly with an onshore wind and a messy 5ft wave.

Tuesday the 8th is a write-off. We’ve got a 8ft SSE swell, but it’s coming in with a cross-shore wind and a cross-chop that’ll make a mess of it (860 energy). Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 9th sees the swell jump up to 10ft from the south, but with a near-gale cross-shore wind and 1232 of raw energy, that’s expert-only territory and even then, it’ll look like washing machine. Unsurfable for most.

We get a bit of a break on Thursday the 10th. The morning has an 8ft S swell with a cross-offshore breeze, which is clean, but the wind is still pumping at 30 km/h. It’s a big, lumpy wave (1385 energy) – only for the experienced crew. The afternoon stays big and messy.

Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th are more of the same. Saturday morning is a bright spot though – 5ft SSE groundswell with a nice 11-second period, clean under a light WNW cross-offshore breeze (551 energy). That’s a fun, good-quality wave for the morning, but you’ll want to be out early before the NE seabreeze spoils it.

After that, the surf drops right off. From Sunday the 13th all the way through to Monday the 21st of September, it’s mostly tiny, weak, and wind-affected – a proper dead spell. There’s nothing worth a wet-suit zip up in that stretch.

Then, finally, on Tuesday the 22nd of September, we get a serious contender for the best day of the outlook. The morning is absolute glass – I mean, glassy conditions with a 10ft S swell. The period is short at 8 seconds, so it won’t be the cleanest lines, but with zero wind and that much power (1159 energy), the wave at Coogee will be offering up some solid, punchy walls. This is a big swell though – over 8ft – so it’s really only for the experts. The afternoon will be ruined by a strong cross-onshore NE wind, so your window is tight. Still, if you’re good, that Tuesday morning glass-off is the one to circle on the calendar.

So, to sum it up: keep an eye on Saturday the 12th for a fun morning, but the real standout is the early session on Tuesday the 22nd of September – glassy, 10ft, and all yours if you can handle it.

Rusty.

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