Wanjapu Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Alright, listen up, we’ve got a solid run of swell on the horizon for Wanjapu, but it’s a bit of a mixed bag with the wind. The standout window is the first morning, Monday the 31st of August, with the rest of the week a bit of a gamble until conditions clean up again later.

The surf kicks off with a beauty on Monday morning. We’re looking at a 4ft SW groundswell, and the period is a very long 19 seconds. That’s proper energy, with a combined swell energy reading of 1393 (moderate), and the water temp is a comfortable 79°, which is about average for the time of year. The wind is glassy from the SSW at 3 mph. That’s dead clean, perfect for the advanced crew that this reef break demands. It’s a consistent spot, too, so expect sets to roll through. Just be aware, crowds are sometimes an issue here.

By Monday afternoon, the wind swings to a cross-shore 9 mph from the SSE, and the swell bumps up to 5ft. The glass is gone, and it becomes marginal. The rest of the week is a bit of a grind. Tuesday the 1st of September shows a 7ft SW swell (18-second period) with a cross-onshore wind, making it choppy. Tuesday afternoon cleans up a bit with a cross-offshore breeze, but the quality is still just okay. Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd are similar stories: plenty of swell (8ft and 6ft) but the wind is never quite right, leaving a light chop on the surface.

You hit a bit of a lull from Friday the 4th through the weekend, with smaller swell dropping to 5ft and periods shortening to 14 seconds. The energy drops (combined energy down to 825 on Friday arvo), and the wind stays messy. Not worth getting excited about.

Now, things start looking up again on Tuesday the 9th of September. Wednesday morning the 9th has a 8ft SSW swell with a 16-second period, and while the wind is onshore, the energy is building (combined energy 3744). The real turn comes Wednesday afternoon: the wind shifts to a cross-offshore breeze from the SE at 9 mph, and you’ve got a 8ft SSW swell running. That’s clean, powerful surf. The combined energy is 3404 (strong). This is the second standout of the forecast.

Thursday the 10th of September also has decent potential in the afternoon with a clean cross-offshore wind again, with a 7ft SSW swell. After that, the second week settles into a pattern of consistent 5ft to 8ft SW swells, but mostly with cross or cross-onshore winds, so it’ll be a matter of picking the morning windows when the breeze is lighter. The best of the later week is probably Tuesday the 15th of September morning, with a 7ft SW swell (16-second period) and light cross-onshore winds, but it’s a long way out. For now, lock in that Monday morning glass-off and the Wednesday the 9th arvo session.

Rusty.

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