Surf Forecasts:
Wategos surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, N swell with 170 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wategos this week:
The surf forecast for Wategos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wategos in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 11s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wategos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, I’ve had a good look at what’s coming up for Wategos, and I’ll level with you – it’s a pretty tough stretch ahead. This is a consistent little point break, usually a friendly wave for beginners, but the next couple of weeks are looking like a real test of patience. The water is sitting at 69°F, which is pretty much where you’d expect it to be for this time of year, so at least the water temp won’t be a shock.
The outlook starts on Tuesday morning, the 1st of September, with a tiny 2ft easterly swell and a light southerly offshore. It’s clean, but the energy is weak at just 73, so you’re looking at small, ordinary waves. Tuesday afternoon turns onshore with a northerly breeze, and it goes downhill from there. Wednesday the 2nd stays onshore and messy, and Thursday the 3rd is a washout with a cross-onshore northwesterly and a weak, short-period 4ft north swell – that’s just crumbly.
Friday the 4th offers a small window with a 2ft swell from the north-northeast and a clean southerly offshore in the morning. It’s still weak (energy 62), but it’s surfable. Saturday and Sunday are poor, with onshore northerlies spoiling things. The whole first week is a grind.
We hit a proper gap here. From Monday the 7th through to Thursday the 10th, the swells are tiny, mostly under 2ft, and the wind is either strong offshore or straight onshore. The second week starts with a stronger pulse on Saturday the 12th – a 4ft south-easterly swell with moderate energy (308) – but it’s coming straight onshore with a north-northeasterly breeze. Not good for the point. The next few days are all onshore or messy, with the swell dropping back.
The only real glimmer is right at the tail end. On Wednesday the 16th of September, look out for the morning. We’ve got a 2ft east-southeast swell, glassy conditions with a light southerly breeze, and the energy is still modest at 62. It’s small, but glassy is glassy, and for a shortboard or a longboard it’ll be the best you’ll get. The waves are surfable, and the wind is dead calm. That’s your standout – the only real standout in the whole 16 days.
For the rest, it’s a long quiet spell. The energy is consistently low, and the wind is rarely your friend. If you’re desperate, you might get a few knee-high runners on the better mornings, but it’s a waiting game. Don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 120 | 68 | 70 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 64 | 53 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 59 | 54 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | cross | cross | on | on | on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:23AM1.40m | 10:29PM1.32m | 11:12AM1.39m | 11:15PM1.16m | 12:11PM1.38m | 00:16AM1.01m | 1:25PM1.38m | 1:39AM0.89m | 2:48PM1.42m | 3:16AM0.87m | 4:05PM1.52m | 4:35AM0.93m | 5:07PM1.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM0.24m | 4:45AM0.13m | 5:26PM0.34m | 5:27AM0.20m | 6:40PM0.42m | 6:22AM0.27m | 8:17PM0.45m | 7:35AM0.32m | 9:55PM0.40m | 9:00AM0.30m | 11:06PM0.29m | 10:17AM0.23m | 11:59PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 7 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 105 | 120 | 68 | 70 | 63 | 45 | 37 | 40 | 53 | 34 | 54 | 111 | 34 | 39 | 54 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 74 | 66 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | S 7 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | NNE 5 | SE 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 45 | 25 | 48 | 54 | 45 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 39 | 58 | 28 | 18 | 33 | 31 | 77 | 9 | 46 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 15 | S 8 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 55 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | SE 4 | E 4 | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 64 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 216 | 13 |
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