Wategos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’ve got a long stretch ahead, and honestly, it’s a quiet one. The forecast is a bit of a slow burn with a lot of small, ordinary days, and a few gaps where there’s really nothing to write home about. There’s a gap right at the start from now until the morning of Thursday, August 27th, where we don’t see any surf worth mentioning.

The first real chance to get wet comes on Thursday, August 27th, at Wategos. It’s a point break, good for beginners, and it’s very consistent here. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. The swell is small, only 2 ft from the east, with a short 8-second period, so the combined wave energy is pretty weak, reading just 88. The wind is blowing offshore from the SSW at 12 mph, which will keep the surface clean. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. Thursday afternoon sees a slight bump to 3 ft from the ENE, still clean with a 12 mph SSE offshore breeze.

Friday, August 28th, is a bit of a letdown. The swell drops to 2 ft, and while the morning is clean with a light S wind, the conditions are poor. The afternoon turns cross-offshore, and it’s still poor.

Over the weekend, from Saturday, August 29th, through Monday, August 31st, we’re stuck in a rut. The swell stays tiny, between 1 ft and 2 ft, with weak energy readings around 30-58. The winds are offshore, but the waves just don’t have any push. This is a blank spell, so don’t expect much.

We get a brief flicker of hope on Tuesday, September 1st. The morning at Wategos sees 2 ft of east swell with a 10-second period, which is a little better for shape. The wind is light from the south at just 3 mph, making it glassy and clean. The energy is still weak, at 73, but it’s the best-looking morning of the early period. The afternoon turns poor with a cross-onshore wind.

The rest of the first week into the second week, from September 2nd to September 8th, is a write-off. The swell is small, the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and conditions are poor. By Sunday, September 6th, the wind picks up to 19 mph from the north, and the swell jumps to 5 ft from the north-northeast, but with a period of just 6 seconds. That’s a short, messy, wind-driven swell, so it’s really only interesting for kite surfers, not paddle surfers. The energy reading is moderate at 186, but the quality is terrible.

The standout moment, if you can call it that, is on Wednesday, September 9th. The morning at Wategos has 2 ft of east swell with an 8-second period, but the wind is light from the SSE at 9 mph, blowing offshore. The energy is weak at 66, but it’s clean and surfable. It’s the best of a very quiet bunch.

The final days, September 10th and 11th, are glassy in the mornings but with tiny waves, barely 2 ft to 2 ft. The afternoons turn cross-onshore and choppy. Not much to get excited about.

Overall, there’s no real standout swell here. The best surf is on the mornings when the wind is light and offshore, but the waves are small. Keep your expectations low and your eyes on the forecast for the next change.

Rusty.

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