Wategos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the coming weeks.

It's a pretty quiet stretch ahead, with a lot of small, onshore, and just plain average conditions on the menu. We're looking at a long run of small waves and often poor surf, but there are a few windows where the stars align for a session. The water temp at Wategos is sitting around 69°F, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing to write home about there.

The first real chance to get a wave, and it's a pretty ordinary one, comes on Thursday the 27th of August. We’ve got a small 3ft swell from the ENE, but the wind is a moderate offshore from the S and SSE, so the surface will be clean. The combined swell energy is weak at 109 (Thursday morning) and 116 (Thursday afternoon). It's surfable, but nothing to get excited about. Friday the 28th is much the same story with a tiny 2ft to 2ft swell, but with a light offshore or cross-off breeze the waves will be clean. The energy is barely there, reading 71 and 61. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th also see a small 2ft to 2ft swell from the E, with a moderate offshore wind keeping things tidy. The energy is still weak, in the 60s and 70s.

Monday the 31st of August is a write-off with tiny 2ft waves and dropping energy (42 and 50). Then we hit a bit of a gap. Conditions are poor for days.

Looking further out, we get a bit of a tease on Tuesday the 1st of September. The swell is still tiny at 2ft from the E, but the wind goes glassy in the morning. That's a standout moment, and the combined energy bumps up to a moderate 126, which is interesting for such a small wave. It’s the best chance for a really clean, glassy wave, even if it's small. The next day, Wednesday the 2nd of September morning, also sees glassy conditions for a 3ft swell from the ENE, with energy at 156. That's another good window for a clean, if small, session. The afternoon of the 2nd sees a bigger energy spike to 322 from a 4ft ENE swell, but the wind swings onshore, so it's a mess.

After that, it's more poor surf with onshore winds until we get a small window on Tuesday the 8th of September morning with a 2ft ENE swell and a light cross-offshore breeze, energy at 79. The very last day, Wednesday the 9th of September afternoon, has a 2ft E swell with a fresh offshore wind, energy at 63. It's clean, but tiny.

Overall, the best call is probably the glassy morning on Tuesday the 1st of September. It's not going to be big, but you'll have a clean, uncrowded, and glassy surface to work with. The Wednesday morning before the wind turns is another solid option. The rest of the period is pretty much for the die-hards.

Rusty.

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