Coogee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ over the next couple of weeks at Coogee.

First up, the water is sitting at a pretty normal 64°F, nothing weird for this time of year.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a slow burn. There’s a nasty stretch of poor conditions kicking things off, with a solid 10ft south swell on Wednesday the 9th, but that 31 mph southerly is making a right mess of it. You’d be mad to paddle out – might be more fun for the kite crew. The combined energy is strong (1009), but it’s ugly.

We get a short breather on Thursday the 10th morning – 8ft swell from the south, but the wind swings cross-offshore and cleans it up a touch. Still only marginal, honestly. The energy drops to 1022, but the period is 9 seconds, so nothing special.

The first real glimmer comes Saturday morning, the 12th. It’s small – 4ft from the SSE – but that 3 mph glassy WSW wind is a beauty. The period stretches to 12 seconds, so there’s a long-period groundswell feel. The energy’s moderate (478). It won’t be big, but it’ll be clean as a whistle. For a patient surfer on a log or a fish, this is the pick of the first week. Because it’s an exposed beach/reef/point setup, that longer period will definitely have some shape.

After Saturday arvo, it drops right off. We go through a long, flat, choppy patch with barely a ripple worth mentioning from Sunday the 13th right through to Thursday the 18th morning. That’s nearly six days of junk.

Now, Friday the 18th afternoon throws us a curveball. A 8ft south swell pops up, period is short at 7 seconds, but the wind is cross-offshore from the SW at 9 mph, making it clean. Combined energy is solid (659). The short period means it’ll be a bit fat and dumpy, not your classic lined-up groundswell, but for a late-afternoon session, it’s the best wave all week.

Then it gets a bit wild for the weekend. Saturday the 19th morning has a pumping 10ft SSE swell with a long 11-second period, and the wind is a moderate cross-shore. That’s big, expert territory – 10ft is for confident souls only. The energy roars at 1788. That afternoon holds at 8ft from the SSE. Definitely a spot for the crew who know what they’re doing, but the onshore wind on the afternoon session adds a bit of chop.

Sunday the 20th morning settles to 6ft from the SSE with a cross-shore northerly – still moderate energy (532) – but it’s not the same quality as the Saturday peak.

After that, it’s back to small, weak, and choppy right through to the end of the window on the 24th. There’s a hint of a clean-up on the 24th morning with a 3ft SSE swell and light cross-on wind (304 energy), but it’s marginal at best.

The honest call: If you want the best surf in the window, aim for Saturday morning the 12th for a clean, small, glassy session. If you’re a charger and you’re hungry, Friday afternoon the 18th gives you a clean, punchy 8ft wave, and Saturday morning the 19th offers the biggest, most powerful swell of the run – but it’s only for the brave.

Stay salty.
Rusty.

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