Whangara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and here’s how the surf’s shaping up for the next couple of weeks at Whangara.

We’ve got a solid run of surf kicking off Friday morning, 7 August, with a decent pulse of south swell hitting the beach and reef. The swell’s coming in at 6ft from the south with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is pumping at 1712 – that’s strong and powerful. With a light WNW offshore breeze, it’s going to be clean and lined up. This is proper grunty surf, though, so it’s for experienced surfers only. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The standout is definitely the Saturday morning, 8 August. Swell holds steady at 7ft from the south, period stretching to 13 seconds, and the energy is still strong at 1796. That light WNW offshore again makes for glassy conditions. This is the best of the first week – clean, powerful, and consistent. Expect crowds though, Whangara can get busy when it’s this good.

By Sunday morning, 9 August, the swell eases to 5ft from the SSE, period 11 seconds, and energy drops to 679. It’s still clean with a cross-offshore breeze, but the size is more manageable. Sunday afternoon drops to 3ft, and the next few days fade into smaller, weaker surf. Monday the 10th has 3ft, and by Tuesday the 11th it’s the same size but with a 12-second period – still surfable but ordinary.

There’s a gap from Wednesday afternoon, 12 August, all the way through to Thursday, 13 August, with weak, tiny waves and poor conditions. Nothing worth paddling out for.

Then we get a pulse on Friday morning, 14 August – 8ft from the NNE but only 7 seconds period. That’s short-period, dumpy stuff, and the combined energy is 771 – moderate. It’s clean with a cross-off, but the short period means it’s going to be a bit messy and fat. Still, it’s big, so only for the experienced.

The following week, look out for Wednesday morning, 19 August – a massive 13ft south swell with 11 seconds and energy at 3751. That’s huge, too big for Whangara, really. It’s clean with a light WSW offshore, but it’s a beast. Thursday morning, 20 August, is still 10ft from the south with a glassy WNW offshore – that’s the expert’s session if you’ve got the nerve. The energy is 3405, very strong.

Then Friday the 21st settles to 6ft from the SSE, and Saturday the 22nd is 5ft from the SE with a light offshore – a nice way to finish the run. The long-range stuff is promising but not locked in.

So, for the best on offer, I’d be on it Saturday morning, 8 August – 7ft south swell, clean offshore, and plenty of energy. And if you’re a real charger, that Thursday morning, 20 August, with 10ft and glassy conditions is a standout for the brave.

Rusty.

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