Coombesgate Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’re looking at a long, quiet spell before anything even remotely rideable shows up. The water’s sitting at 66°F which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s out of the ordinary.

First up, Coombesgate Beach. Don’t get your hopes up for the first week. From Thursday the 6th of August right through to Monday the 11th, it’s all poor surf with tiny, weak waves. The combined energy is mostly in the single digits or low double digits, like 84 (84) on Thursday morning, but that’s with a 3ft wind swell from the west and a short period of 6 seconds. It’s blown out or onshore, and the scores are zeros. Not worth paddling out.

Tuesday the 11th has a couple of glassy mornings, but the swell is barely 1ft. You’ll be doing more floating than surfing.

Things start to look a little better on Wednesday the 12th of August. The morning turns glassy with a 2ft west swell, period bumping up to 10 seconds. The combined energy hits 98 (98) – still weak, but it’s the first time we see a score of 1 out of 10, meaning the waves are surfable, but very ordinary. That’s the pick of the first week, but honestly, it’s not a standout.

The best of the whole forecast comes later, on Monday the 18th of August? No, that’s windy and messy. Actually, the standout, if you can call it that, is Wednesday the 19th of August. The swell jumps to 8ft from the west, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is strong at 585 (585). That’s a solid pulse of energy. But the wind is a moderate cross-shore, and the surf is described as poor. For a beach and reef setup, that’s going to be a messy, choppy, roped-out mess. That kind of size and short period in a cross-shore wind is more interesting for the kite surfers than paddle surfers. The waves will be lumpy and hard to ride. The 20th of August is similar, with 7ft and 7ft, but again, cross-onshore wind and choppy conditions. This is expert-only territory if you’re game, but it won’t be pretty.

The rest of the second week, from the 21st of August onwards, the swell drops back down to 4ft and 3ft, with onshore winds. The vibe is poor.

So, the honest truth? There’s no real standout session. The best chance for a clean wave is that glassy Wednesday morning the 12th of August, but it’s tiny. The bigger swell later in the month is too messy and blown out. It’s a quiet run. If you’re desperate, you could chase that Wednesday morning, but otherwise, save your energy.

Keep an eye on the forecasts, mate. It tends not to stay this poor for long.

- Rusty

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