Wainui Bay Chalet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's shaping up for Wainui Bay Chalet over the next couple of weeks.

There's a rough patch ahead for a few days before things start to turn on. The real standout is looking like Sunday, September 13th, and then again Monday, September 14th has some serious promise.

Wainui Bay Chalet is an exposed spot that is very consistent, so it always has a pulse. It's an intermediate-level break, and it works best on a SSE swell. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

These first few days are pretty ordinary. Thursday morning the 10th has a small 2ft SE swell, period of 7 seconds, with a moderate offshore wind keeping it clean, but it's only surfable. The energy is weak (62). Thursday afternoon drops a little to 2ft. Friday and Saturday are looking like a write-off with poor surf conditions, small waves, and messy cross-shore winds.

Now, the tide really turns on Sunday, September 13th. The morning session is going to be the pick of the whole forecast. We've got a solid 6ft SSE groundswell with a period of 14 seconds, and it's delivering strong wave energy (1384). The wind is light and offshore from the west, meaning clean, groomed lines. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers – it's over 5ft so it's not for beginners. The afternoon gets blown out with a strong cross-onshore, so get out there early.

Monday, September 14th morning is another beauty. The swell holds at 5ft from the SSE, with a 12-second period, and moderate wave energy (691). Good offshore wind from the north keeps it clean. This will be very good surf. The afternoon gets more marginal with the wind turning onshore.

Tuesday, September 15th morning looks like a real treat – glassy conditions with a light 3ft SSE swell. It'll be clean, user-friendly waves, perfect for a morning session without the crowds maybe showing up later. The energy is moderate (229).

There's then a run of smaller, cleaner days, but nothing that really jumps out until Thursday the 17th, which looks messy and windy again.

Heading into the second week, we've got a few more highlights. Friday, September 18th afternoon picks up with a gentle offshore wind and a 3ft SSE swell, period 9 seconds, giving moderate energy (241). Clean, fun waves. Saturday, September 19th morning is similar with a moderate offshore and 3ft SSE, a 12-second period, and moderate energy (225). That's a solid session.

Sunday the 20th is just ordinary. But then Monday, September 21st has a great run – both morning and afternoon see moderate offshore winds with a 3ft SSE groundswell, 14-second period, and moderate energy (385 and 289). That's consistent, clean surf right through the day.

Tuesday, September 22nd afternoon even has glassy conditions on a 3ft SSE swell. The very end of the window on Thursday, September 24th morning looks clean with a light offshore wind and a 2ft SSE swell, period 14 seconds, and moderate energy (218).

Overall, the standout is definitely Sunday morning, September 13th – that's the biggest, cleanest swell of the window. Monday the 14th morning is a very close second. Everything else is smaller but still plenty of fun, clean windows to get wet.

Rusty.

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