Wategos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak waves ahead, with only a couple of brief windows where it might be worth paddling out. It’s not going to be a time to get overly excited.

Looking at the start of the period, we’ve got a run of knee-high mush with short-period energy that’s just not going to push through. The combined wave energy is really low, sitting between 16 and 120, which is weak. Thursday morning the 10th has some offshore wind and clean conditions, but the swell is only 1ft, so unless you’re on a foamie, there’s nothing to ride. This quiet, poor stretch looks like it’ll last through until the morning of Saturday the 12th.

Now, Saturday the 12th is where things finally wake up a bit. We see the swell jump to 5ft in the morning from the SE with a short 8-second period, and the energy climbs to 348. It’s not the most powerful stuff, but it’s something. The wind is light offshore in the morning, so it should be clean. This is the best of the first week. The afternoon drops slightly to 5ft but the wind swings cross-offshore and it stays rideable. This is your window. For a newer surfer, 5ft might be a touch sporty, but for the rest of us, it’s a go.

After that, it’s back to the slop. Sunday the 13th through to Tuesday the 22nd is a desert. We’re looking at wave heights mostly under 3ft, with periods of 6 to 8 seconds. The energy is mostly in the weak range, between 23 and 94. There are a few mornings with offshore winds, like Tuesday the 16th, but the swell just isn’t there. It’s a long flat spell, with nothing but dribble.

Finally, on Wednesday the 23rd, the swell tries to push back in. The morning is surfable but ordinary: 3ft at ENE with an 8-second period and a clean light cross-offshore wind. The energy is a bit more moderate at 147. That’s a marginal wave, but Thursday the 24th is the real long-range highlight. The morning brings 4ft of ENE swell with a 9-second period, and the energy is up to 340. The wind is moderate offshore from the S, so it should be clean. The afternoon gets blown out by a fresh SSE breeze, so make the most of the morning. It’s a week and a half away, so don’t book the trip yet, but it’s promising.

So, bottom line: get out on Saturday morning the 12th, and maybe keep an eye on Thursday the 24th. Everything else is a flat, grovelly mess. The water temp here is 69°F, which is about normal for this time of year.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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