Surf Forecasts:
Coombesgate Beach surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, W swell with 239 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 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coombesgate Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. Coombesgate Beach is looking pretty grim for the next couple of weeks, to be honest. The whole window just doesn’t have any decent surf on offer for us. There’s a real gap of good days here, over a week and a half with nothing worth paddling out for.
Right now, we’ve got a tiny bit of west swell at 2ft, but the wind is all over the place – from the north in the morning, swinging northwest in the afternoon and chopping it right up. The water’s a warm 66°, which is over two degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s something, I guess, but it doesn’t help the waves.
We roll through Saturday and Sunday the 16th and 17th with even less energy, just ankle-biters with onshore winds. The period is short, around 7 seconds, and it’s just messy. There is a bit more push on Tuesday the 18th with the swell coming up to 4ft, but the energy is still weak to moderate (110) and the cross-onshore breeze from the WSW is going to make it lumpy. Not worth it.
The 20th sees the biggest swell of the whole forecast, hitting 5ft, and the energy jumps to strong (241). But again, it’s a full-on onshore west wind. That’s not surf for us; that’s just a washing machine. Might be more interesting for the kite crew, to be honest, with that much wind and chop.
Later on, around the 22nd and 23rd, we finally get some clean conditions with offshore and cross-offshore winds from the east, but the swell drops right out. We’re talking 1ft, just nothing to ride. There’s a period on the 23rd that gets up to 11 seconds, but with less than a foot of swell, that’s for the seals.
The whole run is just poor. It's one of those stretches where the swell is either too small or the wind is junk, and it doesn’t line up until the very end of the month. The last few days have some clean windows – the 28th and especially the 29th look like they could have some groomed little lines with 2ft of west swell and an offshore east wind. But again, it's small. We’re just looking at maybe knee-high peelers at best.
Bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The spot is fairly consistent, so it tends not to stay poor for long, but this is a bleak one. Forecasts can change, so I’ll keep my eye on it, but for now, find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 8 |
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44 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 37 | 105 | 66 | 41 | 92 | 64 | 193 | 229 | 163 | 194 | 105 | 52 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 11:33AM7.18m | 11:54PM6.94m | 12:28PM6.65m | 1:01AM6.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:06AM2.63m | 5:29PM2.87m | 5:54AM3.20m | 6:38PM3.39m | ||||||||
6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | |
— | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
44 | 42 | 29 | 18 | — | 9 | 30 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 194 | 39 | 23 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | W 7 | NW 4 | — | — | W 7 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | — | SW 14 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
9 | — | 28 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | W 7 | W 5 | — | W 5 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 7 | W 6 | — |
13 | 15 | 16 | — | 26 | 4 | — | 27 | — | 105 | 66 | 41 | 92 | 64 | 193 | 229 | 163 | — | 105 | 52 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 562 | 239 | 239 | 422 | 476 | 310 | 440 | 279 | 181 | 730 | 147 | 354 | 427 | 376 | 64 | 483 | 40 | 12 | 44 | 45 |
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Information about the Coombesgate Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Coombesgate Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Coombesgate Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Coombesgate Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Coombesgate Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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