Mount Maunganui Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the Mount.

First up, water temp is sitting at 58°, which is pretty much bang on normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Right, straight up – the next week and a half is a tough one. We’ve got a long stretch of days with hardly any size or energy. From Sunday 30th August right through to around Thursday 3rd September, you’re looking at tiny, weak waves. Most days the swell is bumping around 1ft to 2ft with combined energy down in the double digits (14 to 275), which is just not enough to get excited about. The wind is mostly cross-off or cross, which is clean, but there’s just nothing to push you into.

Friday 4th September afternoon is the first real flicker of hope. We get a jump to 6ft from the NNW, with moderate energy coming through at 593. The wind is cross-off from the west, so it’ll be clean. The period is short at 7 seconds, so it’s a windswell, not a groundswell, but the size is there. It’s pushing into the “too big for beginners” territory at 6ft, so if you’re not solid, sit this one out. For the more experienced crew, it’s worth a look, but keep your expectations in check because the quality is only marginal.

Then we drop right back into a flat spell again. From Saturday 5th September all the way through to Sunday 13th September, the swell barely gets above 2ft, and the combined energy is mostly in the teens or single digits. The wind stays clean, but you’d be paddling for nothing.

The only other little blip comes on Monday 14th September morning. We get a 3ft swell from the NW, period 6 seconds, and light offshores from the SW. The combined energy is 81 – still weak. It’s surfable but very ordinary. A lot of waiting for not much.

The standout? Honestly, there’s only one window that’s even worth mentioning, and that’s Friday 4th September afternoon at Mount Maunganui. 6ft from the NNW, clean cross-off wind, and the most energy we’ll see in the whole 16 days. It’s a short period windswell, so it’ll be a bit crumbly, but it’s the biggest push we’ve got. The break is fairly exposed to swell and the optimum direction is NNE, so this NNW swell is a bit off-angle, but it’ll still wrap in. Crowds are sometimes a problem here, and with the only real surf in the forecast, expect a few more out.

If you’re a beginner, give Friday a miss – it’s too big. If you’re an expert, you might get a few fun ones. For everyone else, it’s a long wait for not much.

Rusty.

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