Wategos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – this stretch is lean. Real lean. We’ve got a 16-day window, but it’s mostly a waiting game for scraps. The only break in the game is Wategos, a point break that’s very consistent, but the swell just doesn’t have any punch for most of it. You’re looking at a lot of days where the combo energy is weak, mostly under 100 (94 being a typical reading), with small surf and ordinary conditions. The water’s sitting at 68°, which is about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

Let’s run through it. Sunday the 23rd is a bit of a tease. Morning brings clear skies, a light offshore from the SSW at 6 mph, and clean 3 ft swell from the ENE with a short 8-second period. The energy’s weak at 94, but it’s ridable. That said, it’s pretty ordinary. The afternoon gets a cross-off wind, but the period drops to 7 seconds and the energy falls to 76 – not great.

Monday the 24th morning is your closest thing to a standout in the first week. We get cloudy skies, a glassy 3 mph offshore from the SSW, and the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the ENE, with a 7-second period. The energy climbs to a moderate 101 – still small, but the clean offshore wind means Wategos will have some fun, rideable little lines. The afternoon goes downhill with a cross-onshore, so hit it early. For beginners, this is fine – the size is under 5 ft.

From Tuesday the 25th all the way through to Monday the 7th of September, it’s mostly poor. The swell hovers between 1 ft and 4 ft, but the winds are often onshore, cross-onshore, or just messy. There’s a brief glimmer on Thursday the 27th morning – 4 ft from the ENE, a clean offshore at 9 mph, and energy jumping to 194 (moderate). It’s surfable, but still very ordinary. Saturday the 29th afternoon has a 3 ft swell from the ESE with a 9-second period and a moderate offshore at 12 mph – energy hits 233, which is the best in the whole period, but it’s still only 3 ft.

After that, it’s a long, dry run. From Sunday the 30th of August, the swell drops below 3 ft and stays there, with energy often below 100. Wednesday the 2nd of September morning is glassy with light wind from the WNW at 3 mph and 2 ft swell, energy at 105 – it’s clean but tiny. Thursday the 3rd September morning is also glassy with 2 ft swell, energy at 122, but again, barely a ripple.

Honestly, the best on offer is Monday the 24th of August morning at Wategos. That light offshore, clean conditions, and the 3 ft swell will give you the cleanest little runners of the whole outlook. It’s a point break, so those short-period (7-second) ENE waves will wrap in okay. After that, Saturday the 29th of August afternoon has the best energy (233) with a moderate offshore, but the swell is still just 3 ft – it’s a close second.

There are gaps of several days with no real recommendations, especially from the 30th of August onward. It’s a quiet run, but with a break this consistent, forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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