Wabasso Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Alright, lookin’ at the whole sixteen-day picture for Wabasso... and fair dinkum, I gotta be straight with ya – there’s nothin’ on offer for a paddle. This is one of those stretches where the ocean just ain’t playin’ ball. The whole sixteen-day window is basically a write-off for decent surf.

The first record kicks off on Friday, September 11th, but there’s no surf to speak of right through to Wednesday, September 23rd. A solid gap of nearly two weeks with nothin’ worth wettin’ a suit for.

Let’s break it down anyway. Right from the get-go, Friday the 11th, we got tiny 1ft swell from ENE with a short, weak 6-second period and combined energy of just 31 – that’s real weak. Winds are a light cross-off in the mornin’ but swing cross-on by arvo, so it’s messy and small. Zero score across the board. Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are the same story: knee-high dribble at 1ft, energy levels down around 15 to 23. Mornin’s are clean but there’s simply no push in the water.

Monday the 14th sees a glassy mornin’ with the wind droppin’ out, which is a tease – the swell is still pathetic at 1ft and 9 seconds, with energy only at 24. You might get a little ankle-snapper, but it’s not surf. Tuesday and Wednesday the 15th and 16th get more wind and only a slight bump, but with onshore winds from the NE and ENE gustin’ 12 to 19 mph, it’s blown out junk. Swell height barely cracks 3ft and that period dives to 5 seconds on Wednesday – that’s just wind chop.

The week that follows (Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th September) is much the same: poor surf, cross-on to onshore winds, and swell never gettin’ above 2ft. Energy stays low, mostly between 41 and 68. We’re talkin’ waist-high slop at best, and only if you’re squintin’.

Then there’s a quiet patch Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd where the numbers start to climb a bit, but it’s all onshore junk. By Tuesday the 22nd, the swell height bumps up to 5ft from ENE period 8 seconds – that’s the biggest of the run – and combined energy hits 264, which is moderate. But the wind is fresh cross-on at 19 mph, so the ocean is lumpy and ugly. Wednesday the 23rd follows up with 4ft ENE swell but again choppy as hell with strong northerly winds. That setup honestly looks far more interesting for kites than paddlin’ a surfboard.

The last few days from Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th September see the swell drop back under 3ft, winds stay cross-on or onshore, and the energy fades to around 70 to 129. It’s still poor surf quality all the way through.

This break is a sandbar that rarely breaks at the best of times, and this forecast is a textbook example of why. When there’s no consistent swell and the wind is makin’ a mess, you just wait it out. Forecasts can change, but right now there’s nothin’ here to get excited about.

Rusty.

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