Waimarama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here with the local outlook. It's a bit of a mixed bag on the way, but there's a couple of serious standouts if you're willing to wait and play the game.

First up, the water temp at Waimarama is sitting at 54°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll want the thickest rubber you've got.

We're looking at a pretty quiet start. Thursday the 27th has some long-period, 17-second groundswell from the south, with a decent 4 ft of swell in the morning, but the wave comment says it's marginal with questionable tide. The energy is moderate at 892, and the light cross-off wind from the SSE should keep it clean. Not a total write-off, but it's not the best. Thursday afternoon sees a bigger 5 ft, but the wind swings onshore from the ENE, so it's not going to be clean.

From Friday the 28th through the weekend, it's a write-off. Onshore winds and poor conditions dominate. The swell drops right off, with the combined energy falling to a weak 88 by Sunday morning. Sunday the 30th has clean conditions with a cross-off, but the swell is tiny at 2 ft. It's a flat spell, basically.

Monday the 31st, we see a jump in size with a 7 ft swell from the SSW, but the wind is a bit strong and the conditions are still rated as marginal. The energy is ramping up though, over 1000.

Now, here's the standout. Tuesday the 1st of September is the session to circle. The morning is looking excellent for experienced surfers. We’ve got a solid 8 ft swell from the SSW, with a 12-second period, pumping a strong 2335 energy. The wind is light offshore from the SSW, which will make for some absolutely clean, glassy waves. This is a big, powerful swell, so it's strictly for the experienced crew. The afternoon picks up to 8 ft, still plenty of energy, but the wind goes light onshore from the NNE, which will mess up the surface.

After that, the swell hangs around but the quality drops. Wednesday the 2nd has a clean 6 ft to 6 ft swell from the south, but it's not as good as Tuesday. The rest of the first week of September fades into small, weak surf, and the second week is mostly flat with poor conditions and very low energy. There's a tiny blip on Wednesday the 9th with a clean 3 ft from the south, but it's not a standout.

So, to wrap it up: if you're an experienced surfer, get your calendar ready for the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September. That's the gold. The rest of the outlook is a lot of waiting and watching.

Rusty.

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