Wategos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next 16 days for Wategos. Let’s be straight with you – it’s been a quiet stretch, and the start of the period is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a gap of about 4 days before anything really starts to show any life. The water is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

The first real glimmer of action comes on Sunday, August 2nd. The morning starts small with a 2ft SE swell, but the energy is building (combined energy of 236). By Sunday afternoon, that swell pushes up to 5ft, also from the SE, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind goes light and cross-off, and the report says “expect very good surf conditions.” Sure, it’s a bit of a jump in size, but for a point break that’s consistently scoring, this is the standout of the whole run. The swell direction is from the SE, which is almost the opposite of the optimum NE direction, but the wave quality and the clean conditions will make it work. The crowds are always an issue at Wategos – you’ll be sharing the peak.

Monday, August 3rd, keeps the 5ft SE swell going, but it’s a bit more mixed. The morning has a cross-off breeze and a longer 11-second period, which is decent, but the afternoon gets a cross-shore wind that messes it up a little. Tuesday morning, August 4th, is a special moment – glassy conditions with a 3ft SE swell, but it’s a short period (8 seconds) and the energy drops off (combined energy of 167). It’s rideable, but not the main event.

After that, the swell gets smaller and the conditions get more ordinary. Through the rest of the first week and into the second, we’re looking at waist-high slop, mostly from the E and ENE, with some cross-off winds. The size stays under 3ft, and the energy is weak. The best you can say is it’s clean. Thursday, August 7th, and the weekend that follows are a real struggle – small, weak, and the wind starts to turn onshore or cross-off in a way that just doesn’t offer much.

The second week is a waiting game. There’s a pulse of energy from the SE on Monday, August 11th, but the wind is onshore or cross-shore, making it choppy and unappealing. The only real highlight in the later part of the fortnight is Thursday, August 14th. The morning is glassy calm with a 3ft ESE swell (11-second period, combined energy of 200). It’s not big, but for a point break with that long period, it’ll be clean and lined up. The afternoon gets ruined by a cross-on breeze, so get it in the morning.

So, for the best on offer: Sunday afternoon, August 2nd, and Monday morning, August 3rd, are your clear standouts. The swell is solid, the wind is favorable, and it’s Wategos working. The long-range glassy morning on Thursday, August 14th, is a promising but less certain bet – keep an eye on the forecast. For the rest, it’s a lot of small, clean, but ordinary days. The break is very consistent, so it tends not to stay poor for long, but this run is a bit of a grind. Get out there on the good days and don’t expect much from the rest.

Rusty.

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