Wategos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let's cast an eye over what's on the table for Wategos for the next couple of weeks. Bit of a mixed bag, you know how it goes.

The run kicks off on Sunday the 16th with hardly a ripple – just tiny 1ft ENE slop at 10-second intervals. Combined energy is a measly 37, and it's at a moderate 12 mph offshore from the south, so it's clean but there's nothing to actually ride. Hang tight, it's a bit of a wait.

We go into a real quiet patch here. From the 16th through to the end of the month, we're looking at a long gap with next to nothing surfable. There's a pulse of swell around 6ft on Monday the 17th with 431 combined energy (moderate wave energy), but the period drops to a short 8 seconds and the wind is cross-offshore. The data calls it marginal or questionable, so it's going to be lumpy and frustrating. That sort of energy with a short period just doesn't stack up well for this point break. It’s not until Wednesday the 19th of August that things finally start to look interesting. We get a jump to 5ft swell from the SE with an 11-second period – that's a proper groundswell feel – and combined energy reaches 763 (moderate energy, but solid). The wind early that morning is a glassy 3 mph from the SSW, cross-offshore, so the surface will be clean. This is the standout of the whole window. At 5ft, it's a great size for all levels, and that longer period will really help the point shape up. The caveat here is that while a longer period swell often brings better waves, at a point break like Wategos it can also mean longer lulls between sets, making the paddle out a bit easier. Break is very consistent, and with an S offshore direction, it's clean. Crowds are always a factor here, so expect company.

The rest of that week and into the second week is pretty ordinary. Thursday the 20th has a clean morning but the period drops back to 8 seconds. Friday the 21st is blown out by onshore winds, and we drop to tiny surf by the end of the month. Sure, there's a flush on the 30th and 31st of August with a 5ft and 6ft NE-ENE swell, and on the Monday the 31st the wind is offshore from the SW at 3 mph, combined energy at 442, and the data says good surf conditions. For a long-range call, it's promising, but not certain. The swell direction from the ENE matches the break's optimum of NE, and with a period of just 8 seconds it'll be a bit disorganised. It could be a fun one if it cleans up, but treat it as a bonus.

So, the true standout with the most promise is that Wednesday the 19th. Get on it if you can. Otherwise, this is a patchy outlook, and you'll be doing well to find a clean wave most days.

Rusty.

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