Mount Maunganui Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve scanned the charts for Mount Maunganui, and I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper surf. There’s a long, flat, and gutless stretch ahead, and honestly, it’s a waiting game.

We kick off on Monday the 17th with a tiny 2ft easterly bump, but it’s weak with only 66 units of energy behind it. The offshore wind is light, so it’s clean, but it’s barely breaking. You’d be scratching for anything rideable, and that’s being generous. The water temp is sitting at 58°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so the wetsuit will feel familiar.

From there, it’s a big fat nothing burger. Tuesday the 18th through to Sunday the 23rd sees swell drop right off, with waves mostly under 1ft and energy readings in the single digits – that’s about as dead as it gets. The winds stay mostly offshore or cross-offish, so the ocean looks clean, but it’s like a lake out there. You’re better off finding a different hobby for the week. Even when a little northwest wind swell tries to show on Sunday the 23rd, it’s only around 3ft and messy with a cross-onshore breeze, so it’s not worth the paddle.

The whole first week is a write-off. We’re talking maybe seven days of nothing worth your time.

Now, the second week shows a flicker of life, but it’s a long way off. Around Saturday the 29th, we’ve got a proper pulse of north swell pushing through, hitting about 6ft early with 381 units of energy. That’s the biggest we’ve seen in the whole window, but the wind is cross-shore and light, so it’ll be a bit lumpy. “Mount” is a fairly exposed beach break, so it’ll have some shape, but it’s not going to be clean perfection. That’s your best bet of the fortnight, but don’t book the day off work just yet – it’s still a marginal call. The period is only 8 seconds, so it’s windswell, not groundswell, meaning it’ll be a bit crumbly and inconsistent. It’s a possible dawny for the more experienced crew, but beginners might find that 6ft a bit much.

After that, Sunday the 30th drops back to 4ft with energy down to 149, and the wind turns onshore, making it choppy. The run continues pretty flat and uninspiring right through to the end. Bottom line, the surf between now and the start of September is mostly a ghost town. The only real hope is that Saturday the 29th pulls through with that north swell. Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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