Surf Forecasts:
Wategos surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 129 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wategos this week:
The surf forecast for Wategos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wategos in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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+) | 10PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wategos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for our little stretch of coast.
Straight up, it's a tough run for the next little while. We've got a long, dry spell ahead. For the first week and a half, it's going to be a real struggle to find anything worth paddling out for. For over a week, from the start all the way through to the end of September, the waves are just too small and weak to get excited about. It's a full-blown flat spell. The wind is all over the shop, mostly onshore or cross-on, so even if there was a ripple, it'd be messy.
Now, there is a glimmer of hope, but you gotta be patient. The real standout arrives on Friday the 25th of September. That morning, Wategos is looking like the only show in town. We've got a nice 6ft swell rolling in from the east, and it's packing some serious guts – the combined swell energy is a strong 642. The real kicker is the wind: it's gonna be glassy. Dead flat. That means the lineup will be clean as a whistle. This is your session for the month. It's a point break, and with that east swell, it'll be working nicely. The water temp is sitting at 69°F, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year.
The morning of Saturday the 26th also has some size, pushing 7ft from the ENE, but the wind swings cross-on, which will mess it up. That Friday morning is the clear winner. The swell's got a bit of period to it, but it's not that long groundswell that makes a beachie close out, so the point should handle it fine. Get out there early.
After that, we get a bit of a run of cleaner, offshore wind from the south around the 28th and 29th, but the swell drops right back to a weak, average 4ft to 5ft. It'll be surfable, but nothing to write home about.
So to sum it up: the first ten days are a write-off. Don't bother. Mark your calendar for Friday morning, September 25th, at Wategos. That's the one. It won't be huge, but it'll be clean and fun.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | ENE 6 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 16 | NE 12 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 23 | 39 | 23 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 107 | 5 | 46 | 54 | 28 | 20 | 30 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.29m | 10:20AM1.43m | 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 | |||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.21m | 3:53AM0.13m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 13 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 111 | 107 | 34 | 23 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 520 | 381 | 162 | 207 | 92 | 54 | 39 | 50 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 14 | NE 5 | E 14 | S 17 | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | E 12 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 2 | 77 | 57 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 107 | 29 | 46 | 56 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 15 | SSE 10 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 12 | SSE 18 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 50 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 39 | 3 | 37 | 34 | 517 | 1193 | 2767 | 1739 | 1310 | 866 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 223 | 1 | 37 | 1725 | 1 | 256 | 1331 | 229 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 654 | 23 |
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