Wategos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Wategos over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burn, so don’t rush down there just yet.

The first real opportunity we get is on Sunday, August 2nd. It’s been flat and tiny leading up to it, but that morning we see a pulse of groundswell coming in from the southeast. Swell height is around 2.6 ft with a very long period of 15 seconds, giving the water some proper push (combined energy of 328). The wind is light and offshore from the south, so it’ll be clean. This long-period stuff can sometimes run a bit straight at a beach, but Wategos is a point break, so it should wrap in nicely and offer up some decent shape. It’s not huge, so it’s good for most skill levels.

The standout session though looks like Sunday afternoon. The swell builds to 5.2 ft from the southeast with a period of 12 seconds, and the energy jumps right up (968). The wind shifts to a cross-off from the southeast, keeping the faces tidy. That’s the pick of the whole forecast – a proper fun-sized point wave with some push behind it. That’s the one to circle on your calendar.

Monday the 3rd might be worth a dawny. It’s still got 5.2 ft of southeast swell (11 seconds), and early morning it’s absolutely glassy with no wind at all. But it won’t last – the wind swings onshore from the north-northeast by the afternoon and kills it. Tuesday the 4th starts glassy again, but the swell has dropped back to 3 ft (energy 159).

After that, the surf fades into a long run of small, weak, and often onshore conditions. There’s a blip on Tuesday the 11th with a 3.9 ft southeast swell coming in (energy 356), but the wind is onshore from the north-northwest, so it’s not going to be pretty. The rest of the second week is mostly tiny and messy, with nothing worth getting excited about.

Water temp is around 69°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year – nothing weird going on there.

Wategos is a very consistent spot, but it gets crowded always, so be prepared to share the peak, especially on that Sunday when the best waves roll in.

Stay patient, and score that Sunday session.

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