Coombesgate Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for our stretch of coast.

Honestly, we’re looking at a tough run for the next 16 days. The surf is small, weak, and almost every session gets pinned with "poor surf conditions." There’s no standout quality on offer, and we’re going to have to sit through a lot of flat, messy days before anything remotely interesting shows up. The first real event isn’t until the very end of the month and into September, so get ready for a long wait.

Right now, into the end of August, it’s all tiny. We’re talking waves around 0.7 ft to 2 ft from the WSW to W, with periods barely scraping into the single digits. The combined energy is pitiful – we’re seeing numbers like 23 and 29, which is barely a pulse. Winds are mostly cross-off or cross, but when the swell is that small, it’s just not worth paddling out.

We skip right through the rest of August with nothing to recommend. On the 28th, the swell nudges up to 3 ft with energy hitting 103, but it’s cross-onshore and messy. It stays poor. The 29th gives us 4 ft from the west with moderate energy (104), but again, the wind is cross and the conditions are described as having a cross-chop. Not worth it.

Then on Sunday the 30th, we see a bit more size – 4 ft in the afternoon – but it’s cross-shore with lumpy chop and a risk of thunderstorms. Energy climbs to 148, but it’s still poor.

Now, here’s where things get interesting but not necessarily good for us. On Monday the 31st of August, the swell jumps big – 10 ft from the west with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 1784. That’s strong. But the wind is a fresh cross-onshore, making it lumpy. For Coombesgate Beach (beach and reef), that’s a lot of power with bad wind, and with that period, it might be bowling too straight for the beach. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s big and messy.

That very long-period groundswell hits on Monday the 7th of September – 10 ft from the west at a massive 16-second period. Combined energy goes through the roof at 5532. That is a *lot* of water moving. But it’s onshore wind, and at this break, that’s a caveat. A long-period west swell like that is best for point breaks and reefs, not a beach-and-reef mix with onshore wind. Experts might find something, but it’ll be challenging.

So, bottom line: between now and the end of August, there is nothing I’d point you to. The first real pulse of size comes on the 31st, but it’s blown out. The best-looking window for size and potential is the 7th of September, but it’s for experts only, and the wind is against us. No standout, clean, good-quality days in this whole 16-day run.

Rusty.

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