Surf Forecasts:
Coombesgate Beach surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, W swell with 229 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coombesgate Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Coombesgate Beach in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coombesgate Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one. We’re looking at a 16-day run for Coombesgate Beach, and honestly, there’s not a single session in the whole window that’s worth paddling out for. The data is telling me the surf is just flat or blown out. We’ve got a solid 16 days of "poor surf conditions" across every single forecast point. That’s a long stretch of nothing.
The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th see tiny waves, barely 0.7 ft, with periods under 10 seconds, and the combined energy is pitiful – I’m seeing values like 8 and 10 (weak energy). Winds are cross-off or cross-on, but even when it’s clean, there’s no power behind it. Saturday the 25th tries to push a little, with a 3 ft swell on the afternoon, but the period drops to a short 5 seconds, and it’s onshore from the west, making it a choppy mess. The combined energy only hits 48 (weak energy).
Sunday morning the 26th is the biggest we see in the first week, hitting 5 ft from the west, but it’s a 7-second period and onshore wind at 30 km/h. The wave energy climbs to 229 (moderate), but the conditions are “unknown” and likely messy. Not worth it. After that, the swell drops back to tiny, knee-high dribble for the rest of the week. There’s a brief moment on Tuesday morning the 28th when the wind goes glassy, but the swell is only 1.0 ft – you’d be bobbing around on a lake.
Into the second week, it doesn’t get better. The 31st of July has a glassy morning with 1.0 ft swell, but it’s flat. Then on the 2nd of August, we get another pulse of 5 ft from the west, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy again. The energy is 217 (moderate), but with a 7-second period, it’s just a lumpy, close-out shorebreak. The only spot of relative hope is Monday morning the 3rd of August, when an easterly offshore breeze at 15 km/h cleans up a tiny 2 ft west swell, but the period is only 6 seconds and the energy is 33 (weak). You might get a few waist-high dribblers, but that’s the best we’ve got, and it’s still a poor day.
Look, I’m a glass-half-full kind of guy, but this is a true flat spell. For a beach and reef setup like Coombesgate, when the swell is under 3 ft and the wind is onshore, it’s not even good for beginners. For a raw, honest take: this 16-day window is a blank run. The forecasts can change, but right now, leave your board in the car and go for a swim instead.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 137 | 229 | 199 | 116 | 89 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:35PM6.87m | 2:04AM6.81m | 2:49PM6.78m | 3:20AM6.77m | 4:02PM7.00m | 4:30AM7.00m | 5:02PM7.39m | 5:25AM7.36m | 5:49PM7.81m | 6:10AM7.72m | 6:29PM8.17m | 6:48AM8.04m | 7:05PM8.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM2.97m | 7:39PM3.07m | 8:19AM3.18m | 8:56PM3.12m | 9:36AM3.08m | 10:07PM2.89m | 10:40AM2.76m | 11:05PM2.52m | 11:31AM2.37m | 11:52PM2.14m | 12:12PM2.02m | 00:32AM1.81m | 12:48PM1.74m | 1:08AM1.55m | |||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 3 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 10 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 116 | 89 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 48 | 137 | 229 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 522 | 404 | 854 | 852 | 424 | 411 | 411 | 469 | 228 | 68 | 12 | 145 | 239 | 44 | 119 | 163 | 146 | 147 | 147 | 317 |
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