Whangara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight, the next week and a half is looking pretty ordinary for Whangara. We've got a real flat spell on the way, but there a couple of little windows that might get you out of the house. The water temp is sitting around 56°F, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

The action, if you can call it that, kicks off Friday 11th. The morning sees a tiny 1ft NE swell with a long 13-second period, but it's wrapping in with cross-off winds. The energy is weak (91), so it's small and pretty gutless. The afternoon goes even worse, shifting onshore and smaller. Honestly, a day best spent doing something else. The weekend of the 12th and 13th is a complete write-off. Strong, onshore winds and a messy 4ft cross-shore chop on Saturday, then a drop back down to tiny 1ft junk on Sunday. Don't even think about it.

Monday 14th is about as flat as it gets, with the morning going glassy on a 1.0ft swell, but there’s just nothing to ride.

Things finally get a little interesting on Tuesday 15th. That morning, a 5ft S swell rolls in with a decent 10-second period, and the wind is light and cross-off (NNE at 5 km/h). The energy jumps up to 447 (moderate) and it's predicted to be clean. This is the best chance in the first week, but it's a quick hit. The afternoon sees the wind pick up and go cross-shore, killing it. For Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th, we’ve got clean, surfable but very ordinary surf. Small S swells of 2-3ft and light winds keep things looking pretty, but the power is lacking.

Then we hit another rough patch from Friday 18th all the way through to Tuesday 22nd. Strong cross-onshore winds and tiny, weak swells dominate. There is a clean morning on Saturday 19th with a 2ft SE swell and offshore winds, but the waves are just too small to get excited about. A big gap of poor conditions.

The standout window looks like it could be Wednesday 23rd. The morning shows a clean 4ft S swell with a long 12-second period (480 energy) and light cross-off winds. That's the kind of longer-period groundswell that can wrap into the bay and produce some decent lines. The afternoon gets messy again with strong cross-onshore winds. The final call is Friday 25th afternoon, where we see a 5ft S swell with an 8-second period and clean offshore NW winds at 15 km/h (330 energy). The period is a little short, but offshore winds at that size can clean things up nicely.

So, for the whole 16 days, the only ones I'd really pencil in are the Tuesday 15th morning for that clean little S swell, and the promise of Wednesday 23rd morning for the bigger, longer-period S swell. Friday 25th afternoon is another potential, but it's a long way out. It's not a classic run, but if you’re keen and patient, those are the moments.

Rusty.

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