Surf Forecasts:
Coombesgate Beach surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 13 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period, W swell with 1,197 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 13 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coombesgate Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Coombesgate Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Coombesgate Beach in the next 16 days are 2.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coombesgate Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s look at what’s on offer for Coombesgate Beach. Between now and the end of the month, it’s pretty grim, if I’m honest. There are gaps right at the beginning with no surf worth mentioning, and honestly, the whole window is a struggle. The first day with anything on the cards is Thursday 13th August, but even then it’s poor.
From Thursday 13th all the way through to Monday 25th, it’s just one poor report after another. There’s no standout, no day to get excited about. The winds are mainly cross-onshore or onshore, the swell is small, and the energy is weak. Check the morning of Wednesday 19th August – there’s a spike in swell energy, hitting 8ft from the west with a combined energy of 810, but the wind is a mean cross-onshore at 16 mph, which just messes it up. The afternoon has even more energy (1034), but the wind stays onshore. That’s big, powerful water for a beach-and-reef setup, but it’ll be a washing machine. That sort of size, over 8ft, is for experts only. Beginners, stay well clear. The period is short, 8 seconds, so it’s just a wind-blown mess.
There’s a tiny glimpse of something cleaner on Friday 21st, with a light east wind giving a cross-offshore flow, but the swell drops to just 2ft with a weak 86 energy. That is small and clean, but barely rideable on a log. It stays clean through the weekend too, but the swell never gets above 2ft. You’d be bobbing around more than surfing.
Then we get into the last week of August. The wind picks back up, and there’s nothing to salvage. The 27th shows a jump to 5ft, but the wind is cross-onshore and lumpy. That trend continues through to the 28th, with poor quality written all over it.
This stretch of poor conditions is pretty normal for Coombesgate – it’s a spot that can go flat or messy for long spells. But honestly, there’s not one day I’d recommend paddling out. The best of a bad bunch would be Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd, if you’ve got a longboard and zero expectations for power. Clean, small, weak. Otherwise, this is a hard pass.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 167 | 120 | 103 | 76 | 82 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 210 | 107 | 73 | 145 | 805 | 1034 | 1197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:17AM9.16m | 7:36PM9.55m | 8:02AM9.38m | 8:19PM9.66m | 8:42AM9.37m | 8:59PM9.53m | 9:19AM9.15m | 9:35PM9.21m | 9:53AM8.77m | 10:07PM8.73m | 10:24AM8.29m | 10:39PM8.16m | 10:56AM7.74m | 11:12PM7.55m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.70m | 1:50AM0.52m | 2:02PM0.56m | 2:31AM0.51m | 2:40PM0.63m | 3:06AM0.72m | 3:14PM0.88m | 3:37AM1.09m | 3:44PM1.26m | 4:05AM1.56m | 4:14PM1.74m | 4:32AM2.08m | 4:46PM2.28m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 18 | W 16 | W 7 | W 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 187 | 167 | 120 | 103 | 76 | 82 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 107 | 6 | 12 | 5 | — | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | W 8 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 28 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 4 | W 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | 32 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 24 | 210 | — | 73 | 145 | 805 | 1034 | 1197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 316 | 41 | 43 | 90 | 44 | 391 | 328 | 317 | 369 | 422 | 403 | 458 | 324 | 184 | 87 | 279 | 316 | 41 | 41 | 5 |
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