Surf Forecasts:
Coumeenole surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period, WNW swell with 853 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coumeenole this week:
The surf forecast for Coumeenole over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Coumeenole in the next 16 days are 1.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coumeenole over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 446 | 367 | 348 | 510 | 399 | 327 | 264 | 165 | 251 | 207 | 153 | 135 | 99 | 84 | 64 | 151 | 138 | 130 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 4:26PM3.39m | 4:59AM3.33m | 5:13PM3.60m | 5:45AM3.48m | 5:57PM3.72m | 6:28AM3.53m | 6:39PM3.73m | 7:08AM3.50m | 7:19PM3.63m | 7:47AM3.39m | 7:58PM3.44m | 8:25AM3.21m | 8:38PM3.18m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.14m | 10:55AM0.30m | 11:24PM-0.05m | 11:39AM0.18m | 00:07AM-0.14m | 12:20PM0.14m | 00:47AM-0.12m | 1:00PM0.19m | 1:25AM0.00m | 1:39PM0.31m | 2:03AM0.21m | 2:18PM0.49m | 2:40AM0.47m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 194 | 446 | 367 | 348 | 510 | 399 | 327 | 264 | 165 | 251 | 207 | 153 | 135 | 99 | 84 | 64 | 151 | 138 | 130 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 13 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | N 8 | S 12 | N 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | N 10 | SW 8 | N 9 | W 7 | SW 12 | WSW 3 | N 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 120 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 11 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 255 | 406 | 620 | 137 | 119 | 606 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 251 | 86 | 32 | 10 |
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