Coombesgate Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s coming up for Coombesgate Beach.

Right now, the outlook is pretty grim for a good stretch. We’ve got a solid week of onshore winds and junky, lumpy surf that’s hard to get excited about. The first real glimmer of hope doesn't hit until Saturday the 5th of September, and even then, it’s more of a paddle-around session than anything to write home about.

We kick off on Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th with fresh cross-onshore and onshore winds cranking at 18 to 22 mph, pushing around 5 ft to 7 ft of messy short-period swell. The combined energy is moderate, hitting 250 to 528, but the conditions are poor – lumpy and chopped out.

Saturday the 5th of September is the first bit of breathing room. Morning brings glassy conditions with only a slight air – wind from WNW at 3 mph. The swell drops to 4 ft from the WNW with a short period of 7 seconds. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The combined energy is weak at 134. This is your best bet in the first week if you’re really keen for a paddle, but don’t expect much push.

Sunday the 6th cleans up with a light offshore from the SE at 12 mph, but the swell collapses to 2 ft and the energy is a weak 47. Not worth suiting up for.

Then it gets nasty again. From Monday the 7th through to Friday the 11th, we see a big pulse of windswell and groundswell mixing. On Monday the 7th, combined energy jumps to 1010 with 6 ft from the W at 12 seconds, but it’s cross-onshore and lumpy. Tuesday the 8th cranks up to 8 ft and 1033 energy – but again, onshore wind at 25 mph making it a washed-out, expert-only mess. By Friday the 11th, 7 ft with 1108 energy, but it’s still cross-onshore and lumpy.

There is a small window on the 14th and 15th of September with cleaner conditions – light offshore and cross-off winds – but the swell is tiny, barely 2 ft to 3 ft. It’s surfable but not a standout.

Honestly, the pick of the entire 16 days is Saturday morning the 5th of September. It’s not epic, but with a glassy surface and knee-to-waist high waves from the WNW, it’s the only time you’ll get a clean, user-friendly wave. The rest of the period is either blown out, too big and messy, or completely flat.

There’s a long gap of poor conditions from the 7th through the 13th with only small, clean windows at the very end. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Stay patient, maybe take that Saturday morning for a fun, low-stakes session. After that, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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