Coombesgate Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a tough watch. The forecast shows a lot of poor surf conditions with nothing that really gets the heart pumping. We’ve got a long gap of tiny, weak, and messy waves with no real recommendations to speak of. The only spot on the cards is Coombesgate Beach, a beach and reef setup that’s fairly consistent but it’s just not doing anything for us right now.

The water temperature is sitting at 65°, which is a solid 4° warmer than the long-term average for this time of year – that’s notable, the water is much warmer than normal for late July.

From Monday 20th July onward, it’s a story of flatness. That first morning, we’re looking at a 0.3 ft swell from the west with a very long period of 18 seconds, but combined energy is a measly 9 (weak). The wind is a cross-on from the north-west at 9 mph, and the report says poor surf conditions. Honestly, you’d be lucky to find a ripple.

Tuesday 21st has a bit of a cross-off breeze in the morning from the east-north-east, which keeps things clean, but the swell is still only 0.7 ft from the west. The energy is up to 11, still weak. It’s not surfable. Wednesday 22nd sees a tiny bump – 2 ft to 2 ft from the north-north-west, but the period drops to a horrible 4 seconds, and the wind is onshore or cross-on. It’s just choppy and weak.

The rest of that first week and into the second week is the same old story. The swell never gets above 4 ft until the 27th of July, when we see a 4 ft swell from the west with a 7-second period, and the combined energy finally hits 126 (moderate). That’s the most we’ll see, but the wind is onshore from the north-west at 16 mph, and the report still says poor surf conditions. It’s a messy, wind-affected wall of whitewater.

Through the end of July and into the first days of August, we’re back to ankle-biters. The swell bounces between 0.7 ft and 3 ft, the period is short, and the wind is either onshore or cross-on from the west or south-west, often at 19 to 22 mph. On the 3rd of August, there’s a 3 ft swell from the west with a 6-second period, energy at 67 (weak), but with rain showers and a fresh onshore breeze. It’s a bleak one.

There is no standout period, no hidden gem, no window of clean, lined-up waves. The best you could say is the 27th of July morning has the most size, but the wind ruins it. For a beginner, the tiny 0.7 ft days with clean cross-off winds might be a paddle, but there’s nothing to ride.

Given the persistent onshore winds and the beach-and-reef setup, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of the period. If you’ve got a kite, you might find something to do in that 19 mph wind. But for a surfer? It’s a blank run. Sometimes that’s just how it goes in this area.

Rusty.

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