Coogee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey mates, Rusty here, with a look at Coogee.

To be straight with ya, this forecast is a tough one. There’s a long stretch of over a week where the surf just ain’t cooperating – mostly messy, choppy, and onshore. You’re looking at a lot of flat, ordinary days.

The first real chance is on Tuesday the 11th. The morning brings a small ENE swell of 2ft, period 10 seconds, with a clean offshore wind from the West at 16 mph, but the wave comment says poor surf conditions, and the combined energy is weak at 129. Not too exciting. Tuesday afternoon is your best bet: a 5ft S swell, period 10 seconds, with a gentle offshore wind from the West at 9 mph. The energy jumps to 625 (moderate), and it says “expect very good surf conditions”. That’s the standout – clean, lined-up waves at an advanced break.

Wednesday morning the 12th still has clean 4ft S swell with offshore wind, but energy drops to 271 (moderate). From there, it’s a rough patch. From Wednesday afternoon all the way through to Wednesday the 19th, the surf is poor or ordinary: cross-on winds, choppy seas, lumpy chop. Swell sizes hover around 4ft to 6ft from the S or SSE, but with short periods of 6-8 seconds, the shape is ugly.

On the 19th morning, there’s a hint of something: an ESE groundswell of 3ft with a very long period of 12 seconds, but with cross-shore wind and “marginal surf forecast”. The energy is moderate (323), but it’s tiny. Through the 20th and 21st it stays poor.

Friday the 21st morning brings flat, glassy conditions from the East with 3ft swell, period 8 seconds, light wind – clean but ordinary. That pattern repeats into the weekend and the start of the next week: clean but small E swells, 2ft to 4ft, with weak energy (90-180). Not a standout.

On Monday the 24th morning, a 4ft S swell rolls in with period 9 seconds, moderate energy (317), and light cross-shore wind – marginal but clean enough for a look. After that, it’s back to poor onshore stuff through to Wednesday the 26th: a glassy 3ft ENE swell in the morning, period 8 seconds, with light airs – ordinary but clean.

The one to save your energy for is Tuesday the 11th afternoon – that 5ft S swell with offshore wind is the only real gem. Crowds can be a thing at Coogee sometimes, but with this forecast you’ll likely have it quiet. Water temp is 61°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year.

Rusty.

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