Coogee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, straight up: if you’re looking for a proper session at Coogee over the next two weeks, you’ve gotta pick your moments. This stretch is exposed to the south-east, so it’s a beach-reef-and-point setup that needs the right window. We get a couple of mornings that’ll be worth the paddle, but there’s also a big hole of flatness and some days where the wind just trashes it. Let’s run through it.

First up, Friday morning, the 28th of August. This is a standout. We’ve got a solid 5ft south-south-east swell rolling in with a period of 11 seconds, giving it good energy (700). Water’s sitting at 63°F, which is about average for this time of year. The wind’s light from the west-north-west, so it’s clean offshore. Expect very good surf conditions. This is the pick of the first week – get in the water.

Saturday morning, the 29th, drops a touch to 5ft south-south-east, still with 10-second period and moderate energy (455). Wind swings south-south-west, light and cross-off, so it stays clean. Good surf, but not as punchy as Friday.

Sunday morning, the 30th, sees the swell ease to 3ft from the south, period 9 seconds, energy down to 250. Wind’s west at 6 mph, offshore. Clean lines, but only small. Good for a longboard.

Monday morning, the 31st, holds at 4ft from the south, 8-second period, energy 295. West-north-west offshore breeze, so clean. Still a bit short period, but surfable.

Tuesday morning, the 1st of September, is similar – 3ft south swell, 11-second period, energy 222. North wind, light cross-off, clean. Good enough for a paddle.

From Wednesday the 2nd, it all drops away fast. Morning’s only 2ft, then down to 2ft and 1ft through to Friday the 4th. A blank run of about three days where it’s not worth suiting up.

Then Saturday morning, the 5th of September, we get a pulse back – 3ft south swell, 11-second period, energy 263. North-north-west wind, light cross-off, clean. A nice little recovery.

Sunday the 6th, morning’s got 3ft from the south, but wind is howling west at 22 mph – offshore and clean, but that wind’s strong. Not ideal.

Now, here’s the real standout in the second week – Monday morning, the 7th of September. We see a big jump to 10ft south swell, 10-second period, and the energy reading is huge at 1924. That’s a serious pulse. But the wind is north-east at 9 mph, cross-on, so it’ll be a bit chopped. This is expert territory only – over 8ft, it’s heavy, and at Coogee with a cross-on breeze it’ll be a handful. Tuesday morning, the 8th, still holds 7ft south swell, 12-second period, energy 1819. North-north-east wind is light and cross-on – again, only for the experienced. These two days have the most size, but they’re not clean.

The rest of the second week fades back to 4ft and smaller, with cleanish mornings on the 12th of September – 3ft south swell, 11-second period, energy 241, with a light west offshore. That’s a decent option to close out the period.

Overall, Friday morning the 28th of August is the absolute best bet for clean, solid waves. After that, Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th have the biggest swell, but only if you’re a seasoned local who can handle the chop. Keep an eye on that Monday the 7th – it’s a beast but a bit messy.

Rusty.

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