Coombesgate Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you—this stretch is a tough one for surfers. The long-range picture shows a lot of nothing, and the few moments that aren't flat are blown out. Let's get into it.

We kick off on Monday the 20th of July. The water is sitting at 65°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—a solid 4° above average, so you won't need a thick wetsuit. Problem is, there's barely a ripple. Swell is a measly 0.3 ft out of the west, and the combined energy is a pathetic 6 (weak). That's a flat spell, pure and simple. This dribble of west swell hangs around for days, but it's a total tease. The wind is mostly cross-off or cross-on, but it doesn't matter when the swell is that small. We go through Monday the 20th, Tuesday the 21st, Wednesday the 22nd, Thursday the 23rd, Friday the 24th, and Saturday the 25th with nothing worth paddling out for. The crowning glory of this poor run is Sunday the 26th of July, where the swell pushes to 5 ft out of the west, with a moderate 168 (moderate energy) behind it. Unfortunately, the wind is onshore and howling at 16 mph from the northwest, making it a messy, choppy nightmare. That's a write-off. The next few days, Monday the 27th through Thursday the 30th, are a rinse and repeat of small, weak west swell (2 ft to 3 ft) and onshore wind. Honestly, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Finally, we get a glimmer of hope on Friday the 31st of July. The swell jumps to 6 ft out of the west, with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy hits 439 (strong). The wind is a clean cross-off from the east at 19 mph. That's the best offering in the entire 16-day window. The swell is over 5 ft, so it's a bit much for beginners, but for the more experienced crew, this is the one to watch. Coombesgate Beach (the only spot listed) is a beach and reef setup, and with clean cross-off wind, it should have some shape. Saturday the 1st of August drops back to 3 ft, and the wind turns cross-off again, but the energy is only 102 (moderate). The rest of the forecast into the following week, from the 2nd to the 4th of August, fades back into small, weak, cross-on drivel.

So, the standout is undeniably Friday the 31st of July. It's the only day with real size and clean conditions. The rest of the window is a desert. It's a long wait for one decent session, but that's how it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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