Surf Forecasts:
Coombesgate Beach surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, W swell with 368 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 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coombesgate Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the outlook for Coombesgate Beach.
First up, the water’s sitting at 66° which is a whopping 4° warmer than usual for mid-August, so it’s much warmer than normal – you won’t be needing a thick wetsuit, that’s for sure.
To be honest, we’ve got a long, frustrating haul ahead. For the rest of August and into the first days of September, it’s largely flat and pretty ugly. The first piece of anything worth a second glance doesn’t show up until Friday the 28th of August. That’s a solid gap of about 12 days with nothing but ankle-snappers and onshore junk. It's one of those stretches where the only green in the water is the weed.
On Friday the 28th, we finally get a pulse of life. Swell bumps up to a clean-ish 6 ft from the WSW with a period of 8 seconds. The combined wave energy hits 704, which is moderate to strong, but it’s a mess. It's only marginal at best with questionable tide conditions, and the morning has a light cross-shore, but it’s a long-period groundswell (13 seconds on the 25th and 26th, 9 seconds here) breaking straight over a beach-and-reef setup. For experts only, because anything over 5 ft can be too much for beginners, and the wind turns onshore by afternoon. This could be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer as the quality just isn't there for us. After that, the surf drops off fast through the weekend.
Your best chance of a proper surf comes even later. On Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th, it's back to onshore wind and dropping swell, around 4 ft – 5 ft from the west, but it’s lumpy and choppy with a fresh to near-gale breeze. It's not going to be clean. By Monday the 31st, it’s all over again with strong winds and messy conditions.
So, the honest truth: there’s no standout session here. The only real call is that Friday the 28th morning offers a brief window of slightly bigger but marginal surf. If you’re desperate, you could have a look, but keep your expectations low. The long-range stuff on the 29th and 30th is bigger but blown out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
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 kJ | 18 | 26 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 51 | 112 | 71 | 86 | 153 | 182 | 311 | 275 | 191 | 94 | 63 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 33 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:35PM9.21m | 9:53AM8.77m | 10:07PM8.73m | 10:24AM8.29m | 10:39PM8.16m | 10:56AM7.74m | 11:12PM7.55m | 11:33AM7.18m | 11:54PM6.94m | 12:28PM6.65m | 1:01AM6.42m | 1:59PM6.38m | 2:41AM6.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.88m | 3:37AM1.09m | 3:44PM1.26m | 4:05AM1.56m | 4:14PM1.74m | 4:32AM2.08m | 4:46PM2.28m | 5:06AM2.63m | 5:29PM2.87m | 5:54AM3.20m | 6:38PM3.39m | 7:20AM3.61m | 8:18PM3.55m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 275 | 58 | 94 | 63 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | W 7 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 15 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | NW 5 | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 4 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | — | N 3 | NNE 2 | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 2 | — | 39 | 51 | 112 | 71 | 86 | 153 | 182 | 311 | — | 191 | 7 | 17 | 37 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 401 | 236 | 310 | 279 | 370 | 239 | 1158 | 376 | 476 | 279 | 520 | 64 | 316 | 54 | 310 | 310 | 145 | 283 | 299 | 174 |
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