Whangara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks at Whangara without the modern tape measure.

The start is flat as a pancake – nothing worth getting wet for until Monday the 7th of September. That morning brings a 3ft swell out of the NNE with 9-second intervals, and a light offshore wind out of the NW keeps it clean. The combined energy is 104 – moderate – but it’s pretty average, just enough to mess around on.

The first real standout lands on Wednesday the 9th of September, first thing. We get 5ft of S swell at 9 seconds, glassy with a dead calm wind from the north. That’s about as clean as it gets, and with combined energy hitting 434, there’s proper oomph behind it. Whangara is a beach and reef setup that likes ENE swell best, so the S direction isn’t perfect, but when the surface is that smooth and the energy’s pumping, you’d be a fool to miss it. Water temp is 56°, pretty standard for this time of year.

The second standout is a monster. Wednesday the 16th of September shows 16ft of S swell with a 12-second period, and the combined energy is 8033 – that’s heavy, heavy power. But here’s the rub: that’s too big for this break. The morning has light offshore NW wind, so it’d be clean, but 16-foot waves at Whangara are strictly for the pros. The afternoon stays glassy with 16ft at 13 seconds (8749 energy). Thursday the 17th stays massive at 13ft with 8966 energy, but by afternoon it’s dropped to 10ft and the wind swings cross-onshore from the south, making it lumpy.

In between, Tuesday the 8th afternoon goes glassy but only 3ft with a short 6-second period – not enough push. Saturday the 12th morning has 5ft S swell at 10 seconds (442 energy) but cross-shore wind from the east means it’s bumpy.

So, if you’ve got a window, Wednesday the 9th morning is your best bet for clean chest-to-head-high waves. That huge swell mid-month is for the brave and only the brave. Most other days are small or messy.

Rusty.

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