Surf Forecasts:
Wategos surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, SE swell with 534 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wategos in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wategos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here with the look ahead for our local stretch. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a slow start. A very slow start.
Right now, we’re in a dead patch. The first few days are flat as a tack, with barely a ripple and onshore junk. You’ll be waiting nearly a week before anything worth paddling out for shows up. We’ve got a solid run of poor surf from Wednesday the 9th all the way through to the end of Saturday the 12th.
The first real glimmer comes early on the 12th, a Saturday morning, when the swell finally shows its face. It’s a short-period (8 seconds) south-easterly swell pushing in at 6 ft. The combined energy is right in the moderate zone at 423, so there’s some push behind it. It’s a bit chunky and short-period for a point break, but the wind is a light south-easterly cross-offshore, keeping it reasonably clean. The water temp is sitting at 69° – about average for this time of year, nothing wild.
After that, the swell drops off into the weeds again for the rest of that week. There’s a whole lot of nothing from the 13th through the 19th – small, messy, or blown-out drivel.
Now, here’s the one that has my attention. The standout window opens up on Sunday the 20th. The morning is looking mint. We get a jump up to a 8 ft south-easterly groundswell, a solid 10 second period, and the wind is light and variable out of the south-east – clean conditions. The combined energy is a strong 1002 – you’ll feel that. The afternoon holds at 7 ft with 845 energy. This is the pick of the fortnight: decent size, good period, and clean. That’s where I’d be pointing the car.
After that high, the following week (21st to 24th) gets messy again. The swell sticks around at 4 ft to 5 ft, but the wind swings north-easterly and goes onshore, chopping things up. The long-period swell (11 seconds) on the 23rd will have some energy 560, but it’ll be a lumpy, bumpy mess at Wategos under that cross-onshore breeze.
So, if you’re patient, the main event is that Sunday the 20th. Morning surf is your best bet. Before that, save your energy. After that… keep an eye on the charts, but it looks like back to the waiting game.
Stay wet,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | N 16 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 56 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 522 | 403 | 98 | 61 | 82 | 58 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.77m | 7:05AM1.26m | 7:25PM1.76m | 7:46AM1.36m | 8:02PM1.69m | 8:25AM1.43m | 8:38PM1.58m | 9:03AM1.46m | 9:12PM1.44m | 9:41AM1.46m | 9:46PM1.29m | 10:20AM1.43m | 10:20PM1.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.03m | 12:58PM0.01m | 1:52AM0.00m | 1:42PM0.01m | 2:24AM-0.00m | 2:25PM0.04m | 2:54AM0.02m | 3:07PM0.12m | 3:23AM0.07m | 3:50PM0.21m | 3:53AM0.13m | 4:34PM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | E 15 | E 9 | SSE 23 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 304 | 56 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 141 | 154 | 59 | 58 | 124 | 125 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | N 16 | S 22 | NE 15 | S 20 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 41 | 133 | 125 | 25 | 30 | 78 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 6 | — | NE 15 | E 15 | E 13 | S 22 | NE 15 | E 14 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 66 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 257 | 1819 | 1480 | 1071 | 809 | 617 | 522 | 403 | 98 | 61 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 0 | 274 | 274 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 1 |
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The above surf forecast table for Wategos provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Wategos can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Wategos surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Wategos) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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