Wategos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you—this outlook for Wategos is a tough one. We’re looking at a real dry spell for the next couple of weeks. There are long gaps with nothing worthwhile, so don’t get your hopes up too early.

The water temp is sitting at about 69°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year—nothing weird going on there.

For the first week, it’s basically a write-off. From Monday the 14th right through to Monday the 21st of September, we’ve got tiny, weak swell and a lot of onshore or crummy wind. The energy is pathetic, with combined swell energy values barely creeping into double digits most days—stuff like 23, 26, 27, 44... just sad numbers. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, and the swell heights are under 3 ft with short, weak periods of 4 to 6 seconds. You’d be scratching for a dribble. Even the glassy moments on Monday the 14th morning and Monday the 21st morning are wasted on flat surf. Honestly, it’s not worth paddling out.

Then we hit Tuesday the 22nd of September. That afternoon, things get interesting for a moment. The swell bumps up to 6 ft from the SE with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 511, which is moderate to strong energy. But the wind is a light cross-shore, and the forecast says it’s marginal due to tide issues. Still, that’s the only real pulse in the whole outlook. The swell direction from the SE isn’t ideal for Wategos, which prefers NE, so it might be a bit jumbled. This is one for the keen locals who know the bank, but it’s not a beginner wave at that size—6 ft is pushing it for learners.

After that, we’re back into the doldrums. Wednesday the 23rd through to Tuesday the 29th of September is mostly small, weak swell with onshore winds again. There are a few clean offshore moments, like Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th mornings, but the swell is barely a ripple—0.3 ft to 0.7 ft with combined energy down to single digits. Later in the week, around Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th, we see a bit more energy (277 and 213) from the SE with a longer period of 10 seconds, but the wind is cross-on or cross-shore, and the swell height is only 3 ft to 3 ft. It’s messy and not worth getting excited about.

Overall, this is a bleak run. Wategos is a very consistent point break usually, so a blank spell like this is unusual. But it happens. If you’re desperate, keep an eye on that Tuesday the 22nd afternoon window—it’s the only standout, and it’s not even a great one. Otherwise, save your energy.

Rusty.

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