Coombesgate Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is a bit of a tough one. Gotta be honest with you, the outlook for the next couple of weeks is pretty grim. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with only a glimmer of something rideable right at the tail end of the period.

The water is a wild 67°F at the moment, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year, a real anomaly (5°F above average). Feels like a bath, but it does nothing to save the waves.

We start off with a flat spell. Tuesday morning, the 25th, you’ve got a tiny 0.7ft swell from the west with a weak 8-second period. The combined energy is a measly 10, so there’s just nothing there. The wind is howling out of the east at 22 mph, so it’s not even pretty to look at. This same flat, poor quality pattern drags on through the rest of the week and into the start of the next. We’re talking a solid week with nothing to get excited about.

Friday morning, the 28th, does offer a brief moment of calm with glassy conditions and a southeast breeze at only 3 mph, but the swell is still a pathetic 2ft from the southwest. It’s clean, but there’s no power behind it. The energy is just 60.

The end of August and the start of September bring a lot more size, but it’s totally unsurfable. The wind just gets nasty. Saturday the 29th sees a 8ft swell from the WSW, but it’s accompanied by a 25 mph wind that is cross-onshore, making it a messy, blown-out mess. The wave energy is 728 (moderate), but it means nothing. That theme continues for days: big swell, big wind, poor quality. On the 1st of September, we even see a near gale at 31 mph.

The whole setup here is a beach and reef, and with these strong winds, it’s honestly looking more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers.

The only real chance to get a wave comes right at the end. On Wednesday morning, the 9th of September, we finally get a break. It’s a clear morning, a light breeze from the northwest at 6 mph, and the swell is a clean 5ft from the west, with a nice 11-second period. The combined energy is 492 (moderate). The wind is light cross-onshore, but it’s clean enough to be fun. The Wednesday afternoon even looks a bit cleaner, with a 4ft swell and light onshore wind. It’s not a classic, but after two weeks of nothing, it’s the only game in town. It’s a long way off, so don’t bank on it, but it’s the only standout on the entire horizon.

Rusty.

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