Surf Forecasts:
Coombesgate Beach surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, NNW swell with 37 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coombesgate Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Grab a coffee, because we’ve got a long look ahead for Coombesgate Beach, and honestly, it’s a bit of a waiting game.
Right off the bat, the pattern is flat and frustrating. For the first week and a half, we’re looking at tiny, weak waves – we’re talking 0.3ft to 1ft stuff with poor conditions across the board. The combined swell energy is barely a whisper, with readings like 27 (weak) and even dropping to single digits. The wind is all over the place, mostly cross-off or cross-on, but it doesn’t matter because there’s simply no power behind it. The water temp is sitting at 63°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only bright spot. You’d be better off swimming than surfing for the first 10 days or so.
We finally see a pulse on the 28th of July, Tuesday morning. The swell climbs to 4ft from the WSW, and the combined energy jumps to 101 (moderate). But it’s a short-period 5-second windswell, and it’s cross-onshore, so it’ll be messy and pretty average. The afternoon gets a bit bigger at 5ft from the west (energy 182), but the wind is onshore and choppy. This is not the one to get excited about.
Now, the real standout, and the only one worth marking on your calendar, is the morning of Wednesday, 29th July. We get a 6ft swell from the west with an 8-second period. The combined energy jumps to a strong 699. That’s proper grunt. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the NNW, and the forecast says "light cross-onshore with small wind ripples," which means it could clean up nicely. This is a "marginal surf forecast" according to the numbers, but given the energy, it’s the best we’ll see. The swell is right on the limit for beginners, so this is one for the competent crew. The 6ft is pushing it for a beach-and-reef setup, but that west swell direction is the optimum for this spot, so the banks might hold. Unfortunately, the afternoon gets blown out with a stronger onshore wind, so get your session in early.
After that, the 30th of July drops back down to 2ft (energy 139) and the wind is onshore again. So, the whole 16-day window is a long, flat slog with one single morning—the 29th of July—that offers a proper, punchy session. It’s not much, but it’s the only game in town.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 10 | NNW 3 | W 9 | W 18 | NNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 15 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48PM9.31m | 8:17AM9.13m | 8:37PM9.43m | 9:04AM9.13m | 9:23PM9.35m | 9:48AM8.94m | 10:05PM9.08m | 10:29AM8.59m | 10:46PM8.66m | 11:07AM8.15m | 11:25PM8.16m | 11:48AM7.67m | 00:07AM7.63m | 12:34PM7.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.68m | 2:19PM0.74m | 2:52AM0.66m | 3:04PM0.81m | 3:36AM0.83m | 3:46PM1.05m | 4:15AM1.16m | 4:24PM1.41m | 4:52AM1.61m | 5:01PM1.85m | 5:28AM2.09m | 5:42PM2.32m | 6:10AM2.57m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | 9:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | NNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 14 | SW 7 | W 9 | WNW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | N 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 13 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 5 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | — | W 16 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | ENE 2 | NNE 2 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 236 | 226 | 130 | 310 | 310 | 1197 | 402 | 420 | 466 | 324 | 109 | 160 | 385 | 385 | 410 | 44 | 83 | 109 | 91 | 160 |
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