Coombesgate Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Coombesgate Beach over the next couple weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is lookin’ pretty tough. We’ve got a solid run of poor surf conditions through most of the forecast, so don’t go expectin’ much magic. The first real glimpse of anything rideable doesn’t show up until Monday the 21st of September, and even then it’s barely surfable. That’s a long, flat gap from now until then, with nothing worth paddling out for.

Let’s walk through it. From Wednesday the 9th through to Sunday the 20th, it’s a dirge of weak swell, messy winds, and onshores. Sizes bounce around from 1 ft to 6 ft, but the wind is almost always cross-on or onshore, choppin’ things up. The combined energy is often low, sittin’ between 16 and 306 – that 306 on Friday the 11th is moderate energy, but the wind ruins it. Not one of these days scores better than a zero in the surf department. It’s all “poor surf conditions” written all over it. The water temps are about 66°, which is much warmer than average for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze if you’re just sittin’ on the beach.

Now, the only day that even flirts with decency is Monday the 21st of September. Coombesgate Beach is a beach and reef setup, pretty exposed to the WNW, and this day we get a 2 ft (0.7m) swell out of the west with an 11-second period – that’s a decent little groundswell push. The wind early is a light southerly, cross-offshore, keepin’ it clean. The combined energy is 110, so it’s weak, but for an area that’s been dead, this is your best bet. Just be aware, the morning is the window; by afternoon the west-southwest wind picks up and chops it out. Crowds are “sometimes” here, so you might get a few locals out, but with surf this small, it won’t be a zoo.

After that, it drops right back off into tiny, onshore mush for the rest of the month. Tuesday the 22nd has some waist-high swell but the wind is straight onshore – only for the hardcore.

So here’s the deal: if you’re jonesin’ for a paddle, mark your calendar for the morning of Monday the 21st. It’s not gonna win any awards, but with clean offshore wind and a long-period groundswell, it’s the real standout – maybe the only one – in this whole 16-day run. Don’t hold your breath for the rest.

Rusty.

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