Surf Forecasts:
Coombesgate Beach surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, W swell with 531 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coombesgate Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Coombesgate Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Coombesgate Beach in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coombesgate Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Coombesgate Beach has got cookin’. I’ll be straight with ya – the first week and a bit is a write-off for anything decent. From the 1st of September through to the 10th, it’s mostly poor conditions with a lot of cross-onshore wind and lumpy, choppy seas. The first day we get any kind of decent energy is around the 7th and 8th, but the wind just ruins it. The swell bulks up to 5 ft to 8 ft from the W and WSW with moderate wave energy, but with those cross-onshore winds and short 8–9 second periods, it’s messy, messy, messy. This is more a kite boarder’s playground than a paddle surfer’s wave during that stretch.
The real standout – the one day I’d actually say get your board wet – is Friday the 11th of September, morning session. We get 5 ft of WSW swell at 8 seconds, combined energy of 390, and the wind is a light breeze from the south – cross-offshore, clean. It’s not huge, but after all that chop, it’s the first real chance for a clean wave. The water temperature is about average for this time of year. Coombesgate Beach is a beach and reef setup, fairly exposed to W and WNW swells, and the optimum direction is WNW, so that WSW swell is close enough. It’s a beginner-friendly break, fairly consistent, but crowds are possible here sometimes – especially when conditions clean up. The period is short though, so don’t expect long walls, just punchy little sections.
Saturday the 12th is also rideable but pretty ordinary – 5 ft to 4 ft, clean with cross-offshore winds, but it’s just average.
After that, the swell fades and the wind picks up again, so don’t hold your breath for the second week. Monday the 15th has a 3 ft groundswell from the W with a nice 12-second period, combined energy around 289, and clean offshore from the ENE – could be worth a look for the more experienced on points if it were a reef or point break, but at a beach setup like Coombesgate, that long period groundswell might break too straight. Still, it’s clean and offshore, so early birds might get a couple.
Other than that, it’s a long gap of nothing much. Not a classic run for this stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 126 | 40 | 65 | 310 | 266 | 266 | 237 | 443 | 287 | 275 | 85 | 125 | 79 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 232 | 387 | 333 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:15AM8.96m | 9:35PM9.00m | 9:49AM8.69m | 10:11PM8.60m | 10:27AM8.26m | 10:53PM8.05m | 11:13AM7.71m | 11:48PM7.40m | 12:18PM7.14m | 1:11AM6.88m | 1:58PM6.89m | 2:59AM6.92m | 3:41PM7.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM1.21m | 3:28AM1.29m | 3:40PM1.51m | 4:03AM1.70m | 4:18PM1.97m | 4:45AM2.25m | 5:10PM2.56m | 5:46AM2.88m | 6:36PM3.10m | 7:30AM3.27m | 8:36PM3.10m | 9:18AM2.99m | 10:06PM2.51m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 18 | W 8 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 157 | 6 | 12 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 85 | 125 | 79 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 232 | 387 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 126 | 40 | 65 | 310 | 266 | 266 | 237 | 443 | 287 | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 104 | 78 | 421 | 279 | 279 | 90 | 279 | 184 | 316 | 316 | 92 | 41 | 90 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 46 | 23 | 64 | 23 |
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