Coogee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Coogee’s got cookin’ over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so we’ll need to pick our moments.

First up, the water temp is sittin’ at 61° which is a touch cooler than usual for this time of year – feels a bit nippy, so you might want the thicker rubber.

It’s a slow start for any real quality. Wednesday the 12th has a clean morning with a light offshore wind and 4ft S swell, but the combined energy is weak (271). That’s surfable but nothing to drive over the hill for. Thursday the 13th is pretty average, small and ordinary. Friday the 14th morning is your best early call – clean, light offshore, 3ft S swell, and the energy is up a notch (210). It’s not big, but the waves will have a bit of shape.

The weekend gets blown out. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th are messy with lumpy cross-shore winds from the SSE and bigger, crumbly swell up to 6ft. That's not beginner-friendly and the low period (6-7 seconds) means it’s gonna be weak and bumpy. For kiteboarders the setup might be better than paddle surfing.

Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th are poor with onshore winds and mixed up sea. No go. There’s a gap here from Saturday right through to Tuesday morning with nothing good to recommend.

Wednesday the 19th morning we get a brief break – glassy conditions, 4ft ENE swell, combined energy is low (141). It’s surfable but very ordinary. Thursday and Friday mornings the 20th and 21st see clean conditions but tiny swell, barely 2ft. The waves are there, but you’re gonna be scratchin’.

Now, the real standout comes in the second week. Saturday the 22nd morning shows a clean, gentle offshore with 3ft ENE swell – nothing special yet, but the period is starting to lengthen (9 seconds). The gem is Sunday the 23rd. Morning shows a gentle offshore wind, 4ft ENE swell with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a moderate 237. The afternoon is even cleaner with light winds and 4ft ENE swell, 253 energy. The optimum swell direction here from the SE for this break, so this ENE stuff is a bit side-on, but the quality of the shape with that longer period and clean conditions will make for some fun, lined-up walls. This is the best on offer – just about as good as it gets in this stretch.

Monday the 24th is blown out again, and the rest of the week tapers off into very small (2-2ft) and ordinary.

So bottom line: if you’ve got a window, aim for Friday the 14th morning or, better yet, Sunday the 23rd. That Sunday morning is the pick of the fortnight.

Rusty.

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