Coombesgate Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple to get excited about. The only spot on the radar is Coombesgate Beach, but I’m not gonna sugarcoat it: for the vast majority of this forecast, you’d be better off doing literally anything else.

We’ve got a run starting Wednesday the 29th of July with just pathetic little 2ft waves from the west, a weak period of 5 seconds, and a cross-onshore wind that’ll chop it all to bits. The combined swell energy is a measly 24 (weak). That sets the tone. We then drift through the rest of July into early August with the same story: 2ft tops, short-period windswell, and mostly cross-onshore or onshore winds. There’s a couple of mornings with clean conditions on the 2nd and 3rd of August, thanks to a cross-offshore breeze from the east, but the swell is tiny – 1ft to 2ft. Not enough to push you around, but not enough to ride, either. The water temperature here is sitting at 66°, which is a solid 5° warmer than usual – that’s a notable anomaly, almost like a warm bath for the time of year, but it won’t make up for the lack of waves.

Honestly, there’s no standout day here. We go through the entire first week and the first half of the second week with nothing but zeros across the board. The middle of August doesn’t offer any hope, either. The 8th of August finally shows a bump – a 2ft swell from the west-southwest with a 10-second period and clean, fresh offshore winds from the east in the morning and cross-offshore in the afternoon. The combined energy nudges up to 61 (still moderate). It’s the best the entire window has to offer, but that’s not saying much. By the 9th of August, it’s still clean with gentle offshores, but the swell has already dropped back to 2ft.

After that, from the 10th of August onwards, it completely flatlines. We’re talking 0.3ft to 1ft swells, short periods, and onshore winds. The last few mornings of the forecast are just painful. There is simply no real surf on offer here. Given the beach and reef setup, on the few days with a bit of chop and swell, this looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Rusty.

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