Surf Forecasts:
Wategos surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, SE swell with 152 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wategos this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Wategos in the next 16 days are 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 10s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wategos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey crew, Rusty checkin' in. So for Wategos, the story ain’t a pretty one.
We’re staring down a long, flat spell. For the first week, it's all tiny, weak surf with periods so short you can barely call it a wave. The combined swell energy numbers are just pathetic, barely a whisper. It’s a real gap in action for about a week at the start.
The first time we see any real size is around Thursday, September 24th. We get some moderate energy (149 to 182 units) coming in from the east, with waves around 4ft to 5ft. But it's cross-shore winds and choppy, so still "poor surf conditions." This messy onshore junk just keeps rolling in all the way to the end of the run.
Water temp is about 69°, which is normal for now at Wategos.
If there's any "standout" (and I use that word loosely), it's the 27th and 28th of September. We get 4ft to 5ft from the ENE with the energy cranking into the 200s. But we're also getting strong cross-onshore winds and choppy seas. For a point break, that’s gonna be a mess. Honestly, that looks more like a day for the kite crew than a surfer.
This is one of those long dry spells. Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | N 4 | ENE 6 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 16 | E 12 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 129 | 1 | 43 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:20PM1.14m | 11:03AM1.36m | 10:58PM1.00m | 11:54AM1.29m | 11:46PM0.89m | 12:58PM1.22m | 1:01AM0.81m | 2:17PM1.20m | 2:42AM0.79m | 3:31PM1.25m | 4:02AM0.85m | 4:28PM1.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.32m | 4:24AM0.21m | 5:24PM0.43m | 4:59AM0.30m | 6:26PM0.52m | 5:44AM0.39m | 7:51PM0.57m | 6:49AM0.45m | 9:27PM0.54m | 8:16AM0.47m | 10:34PM0.47m | 9:34AM0.43m | 11:17PM0.37m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 5 | SSE 10 | N 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 887 | 520 | 339 | 129 | 266 | 157 | 94 | 71 | 100 | 52 | 16 | 31 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | N 5 | S 17 | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | E 12 | S 19 | S 9 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | NE 11 | S 9 | SE 18 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 4 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | 99 | 69 | 43 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 78 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 12 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 16 | E 12 | SSE 18 | E 8 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 4 | S 18 | E 8 | SSE 20 | NE 11 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 62 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 40 | 524 | 1302 | 2967 | 1845 | 1461 | 1176 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | — | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1725 | 13 | 256 | 1331 | 88 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 662 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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