Surf Forecasts:
Coumeenole surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 15 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 14 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with 12,370 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 15 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WSW 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 Thursday (Oct 15) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 5.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 5.0m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Coumeenole in the next 16 days are 5.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) 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 0.8m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 15th Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 15th Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 14th Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coumeenole over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 13 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 787 | 1596 | 1780 | 1962 | 1381 | 1597 | 6043 | 11628 | 5275 | 3606 | 2393 | 1483 | 944 | 617 | 1028 | 769 | 314 | 110 | 170 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:22PM3.39m | 6:39AM3.34m | 6:57PM3.23m | 7:12AM3.19m | 7:32PM3.03m | 7:46AM2.99m | 8:09PM2.80m | 8:24AM2.78m | 8:53PM2.56m | 9:11AM2.58m | 9:49PM2.36m | 10:14AM2.41m | 11:08PM2.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.23m | 12:38PM0.29m | 00:52AM0.40m | 1:11PM0.44m | 1:25AM0.61m | 1:47PM0.64m | 2:00AM0.84m | 2:27PM0.87m | 2:41AM1.08m | 3:18PM1.09m | 3:37AM1.28m | 4:35PM1.25m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 787 | 1596 | — | 1962 | 1381 | 1089 | — | 10537 | 5275 | 3606 | 2393 | 1483 | 944 | 581 | 1028 | 769 | 314 | 106 | 170 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | WNW 12 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | SW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | — | 412 | 443 | 282 | — | — | 79 | 819 | 494 | 657 | 787 | 617 | 297 | 187 | 117 | 110 | 46 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NW 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 399 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 262 | — | 347 | 327 | 145 | 189 | 181 | 121 | 72 | 34 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | WSW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 263 | — | 1780 | — | 999 | 1597 | 6043 | 11628 | 689 | — | 524 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 33 | — | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 269 | 28 | 585 | 567 | 28 | 405 | 570 | 354 | 205 | 170 | 210 | 123 | 123 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
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