
Surf Forecasts:
Coombesgate Beach surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, W swell with 556 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 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1PM. 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 | 1PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coombesgate Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, it’s Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. So, the news is not great for Coombesgate Beach. This bank of beach and reef is taking a beating through most of the next couple of weeks, and the outlook is pretty grim for us.
We start off on Saturday the 12th, and straight away it’s a write-off. That 7ft WSW swell has a period of only 7 seconds, so it’s short and messy, and the wind is honking from the SW at 25 mph, cross-onshore. Combined energy is moderate at 392, but it’s just a lumpy, blown-out mess. Water temp is sitting at 65°F which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that doesn’t help the wave quality.
Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th are similar stories – moderate W and WSW swells, but always that cross-onshore wind, keeping the surface choppy. Sizes drop to around 3ft to 4ft, but the quality is just poor.
Come Tuesday the 15th, the wind finally clocks offshore from the WNW. The swell is a 5ft W swell, but it’s still got that short, weak period of 7 seconds. It looks very weak with combined energy at 189. Wednesday the 16th sees the best sized swell of the whole window, with a 5ft W swell and a longer 8-second period, giving a strong wave energy reading of 607. Wind is offshore, but all this swell produces is still described as “poor surf conditions”. It just doesn’t seem to be holding any shape.
Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th roll on, with winds staying offshore but onshore late Friday. The swell is weak, under 5ft, and the period is poor.
The second week really goes quiet. Into the weekend of the 19th and 20th, we get a few more pulses of W and WSW swell around 5ft to 6ft, but the wind is a fresh to strong breeze, keeping things messy. From the 21st onwards, the wave energy crashes right down. Monday morning the 21st has a tiny 4ft W swell with a period of 7 seconds and energy of just 112. Then it gets worse. There’s a several-day gap of tiny, nearly flat conditions from the 22nd through to the 27th of September, with swell dropping from 2ft down to just 0.7ft.
Things look clean at the very end, on Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th. On Thursday we get moderate offshore winds from the SE, making it glassy, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7ft to 1ft. On Friday the 25th, we get a cleaner W groundswell with a period of 10 seconds and fresh offshore winds, but it’s still only 1ft. It’s flat and clean.
Even though a few days have offshore wind, the swell never comes together with the right quality. For most of this run, the onshore winds and short-period swell mean this exposed beach-and-reef setup looks much more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
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392 | 253 | 326 | 235 | 184 | 132 | 126 | 68 | 189 | 246 | 252 | 360 | 461 | 196 | 176 | 178 | 94 | 81 | 91 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:54PM9.66m | 8:13AM9.41m | 8:28PM9.46m | 8:45AM9.18m | 8:59PM9.11m | 9:15AM8.82m | 9:28PM8.64m | 9:42AM8.36m | 9:56PM8.10m | 10:11AM7.82m | 10:25PM7.50m | 10:44AM7.24m | 11:03PM6.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.65m | 2:08PM0.71m | 2:29AM0.88m | 2:37PM0.96m | 2:55AM1.22m | 3:04PM1.32m | 3:19AM1.64m | 3:31PM1.78m | 3:45AM2.13m | 4:02PM2.33m | 4:15AM2.69m | 4:40PM2.96m | ||||||||
— | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 |
— | 253 | 326 | 235 | 184 | 132 | 126 | 33 | — | — | 252 | 247 | — | 196 | 30 | 17 | 58 | 27 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 189 | 246 | — | 360 | 461 | — | 176 | 178 | 94 | 81 | 91 | 419 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 90 | 90 | 23 | 57 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 184 | 316 | 44 | 41 | 68 | 385 | 316 | 316 | 390 | 323 | 268 | 562 |
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Information about the Coombesgate Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Coombesgate Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Coombesgate Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Coombesgate Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Coombesgate Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Coombesgate Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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