Wategos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Wategos over the next couple of weeks. I’ve gotta be straight with you – this is a bit of a waiting game. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing special before a late blast of energy that’ll get the heart pumping, but you need to pick your moment.

The first real chance of a wave comes Saturday the 12th, but it’s nothing to write home about. We’re looking at a 5 ft SE swell, period hanging around 8 seconds, so a bit short and weak. The combined energy is only moderate at 386, and with a cross-off breeze from the SSE, it’ll be clean enough but pretty ordinary. The water is sitting at 69°F, which is about average for this time of year, no surprises there. That carries through to Sunday the 13th with even smaller swell – 3 ft to 4 ft – and still not much punch.

Then things go flat. From Monday the 14th right through to Tuesday the 22nd, it’s a long, bleak run of tiny, weak, or onshore junk. You’ll see days of 2 ft to 3 ft with periods as low as 4-6 seconds and combined energy barely scraping double digits. There’s a morning on the 16th with a strong offshore from the S, but the swell is only 2 ft – clean but unsurfable. That’s a solid week-plus with nothing worth paddling for.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Mark your calendars for Friday the 18th of September. The whole pattern changes. A solid 12 ft SE swell rolls in, period bumping to 10-11 seconds. That’s a serious amount of energy – we’re talking a combined energy of 2186 (strong). The wind is a cross-off from the SSE, so it’ll be clean. But hold up – this is a point break, and that long-period swell off a SE direction isn’t its absolute favorite. It’s on the optimum side of NE. Still, for size and energy, this is the standout of the whole window. It’s going to be big – over 8 ft – so this is strictly for experienced surfers only. Beginners, stay on the beach for this one.

The next day, Saturday the 19th of September, still has plenty of leftover muscle – 8 ft from the SE with a 12-second period (very long period groundswell) and energy at 1398. But the wind turns cross-on from the NNE, messing up the surface a bit. The quality fades through the afternoon. After that, it drops back to junk again into the final week, with a few small, clean, but weak days around the 23rd and 26th offering 3 ft to 5 ft – surfable but nothing to get excited about.

So, the one true stand-out is Friday morning, the 18th of September at Wategos. Big SE groundswell, clean offshore breeze, and plenty of grunt. It’s a long way out, so don’t bet the farm on it yet, but if it holds, that’s the session. Otherwise, it’s a whole lot of waiting.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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