Coombesgate Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – this is a tough stretch for Coombesgate Beach. We've got a solid 16-day window, but the first 15 days are a real struggle. The wind is our main enemy here for the most part, and the swell, while it does show up, is almost always getting trashed. We're talking about a beach and reef set-up that needs a clean window, and it's just not getting it for a long time.

The water temperature is about what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

For the first week, from Thursday the 27th of August right through to the 3rd of September, it's a write-off. The combined energy of all swells is weak to moderate, with values like 10 and 11 on the 27th, bumping up to a few hundred in the middle of the week, but it's all for nothing. The wind is almost always cross-onshore, and often fresh to near-gale strength. We see a few periods where the wind goes offshore, like on the 31st of August afternoon and the 1st of September afternoon, but the swell is small and the period's short, so it's not gonna do much. The poor surf conditions are relentless.

The second week doesn't offer much more. The 5th and 6th of September see a bit more energy, with the combined energy hitting 742 on the 5th morning, but it's blown out by a near gale. The 7th of September morning gives us a 7ft swell from the west with a period of 8 seconds, but the wind is still cross-onshore, so it's lumpy. The afternoon of the 7th is the first time we get a "marginal" call, but it's still not clean.

The only real standout, and I mean the *only* one, comes at the very end. On Friday the 11th of September in the morning, we get a solid 8ft swell from the west, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a strong 982. The wind is light and cross-shore from the north. That's a big swell, make no mistake – this is for experienced surfers only. It's still a "marginal" forecast due to the size and the cross-shore wind, but it's the only glimpse of anything with real power and potential in the whole outlook. The energy is there, but it's a long-range call, so don't book the trip just yet.

For the rest of the period, it's a long, drawn-out wait. The surf is small, the wind is wrong, and the conditions are consistently poor. If you're a kite surfer, the strong cross-onshore winds and solid swell might be more your thing, especially on the 5th of September.

Rusty, signing off.

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