Coogee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break down the same stretch but in the old-school numbers.

The next couple of weeks at Coogee start off slow. The first few days are a total washout – small, weak, junky swell with poor winds. There’s a very brief window on Tuesday morning, the 18th, where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is tiny at 3ft from the ESE with weak energy (137). You could paddle out, but it’s more of a float than a surf.

The pattern stays flat and uninspiring through the rest of the week and into the next. There are a few clean mornings on small swell, like Wednesday the 19th morning with a clean 2ft ESE swell (165 energy), or Saturday the 22nd morning with a light offshore wind and 3ft from the ENE (81 energy). But it’s all small-change stuff. The real quiet stretch runs from now until the 22nd.

But here’s the payoff. The real standout is Sunday, August 23rd, in the morning. The wind is clean offshore from the west, light, and the swell moves in at 5ft from the south. The period is 9 seconds, with a solid 326 energy reading. It’s not a monster, but the conditions are going to be good, clean, and fun. This is your best bet.

For the experienced crew, Tuesday, August 25th, in the morning looks interesting. That’s a bigger 8ft south swell, with a 9-second period and a massive 1109 energy reading. The wind is cross-off from the SSW, keeping it clean. But at that size, on a beach, reef, and point setup, it’s for experts only. The afternoon gets even bigger at 8ft, but the cross-wind will ruin it.

Water temp is running cold at 61°, which is 3° colder than usual for this time of year. You’ll want a wetsuit.

The rest of the run into the end of the month is mostly small, weak, and onshore. Nothing else comes close to that Sunday the 23rd or Tuesday the 25th morning.

Be patient, and get on that Sunday morning session. Rusty out.

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