Whangara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Whangara.

Right now, the start of the period is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got tiny, poor surf through Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday, with onshore wind and hardly any energy to speak of. Thursday’s no better – a messy, choppy 3 ft swell from the SSW with a puny 4-second period, and only 34 in the combined energy. That’s just not worth paddling out for. Friday morning is where things finally start to look up. We get a clean 5 ft swell from the south, with a 13-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 923 – moderate energy, but it’s clean with a cross-offshore northerly wind. That’s the first real standout. The water temperature is 56°, which is about 2° cooler than average for the time of year – nothing unusual, just a touch nippy.

Saturday and Sunday are surfable but ordinary, with dropping swell and light winds. The best of the weekend is Sunday morning: a 5 ft NNE windswell with a short 7-second period, but the wind is offshore from the northwest at 12 mph, keeping it clean. The combined energy is 450, so moderate. Worth a look if you’re keen.

Then we hit a dry spell. Monday through to the end of the first week – and into the start of the second – is mostly poor, with onshore winds, small swell, and messy conditions. There’s a bit of a tease on Tuesday the 1st of September (morning) with a clean 4 ft SE swell, but it’s ordinary. Wednesday the 2nd of September morning is another little highlight: 4 ft from the south, 10-second period, offshore northwesterly at 9 mph, and combined energy of 384. Clean, but nothing special.

The real gold is hiding in the second week. On Tuesday the 8th of September, we get a solid 8 ft south swell with an 11-second period, and the combined energy rockets to 1325 – that’s strong wave energy. The wind is light cross-off from the north-northeast, keeping it clean. This is a heavy one – over 8 ft? Just under, but still only for experienced surfers. The break is a beach and reef setup, and with a long period groundswell, it’s going to be bending around the reef nicely. Wednesday the 9th of September morning is also good, with 5 ft from the south, 10-second period, and clean conditions. That’s a great follow-up day.

So, the big standout is Tuesday the 8th of September – that south swell is the one to circle. Friday morning the 28th of August is the other solid option, but it’s a smaller, cleaner day. The rest is mostly filler. There’s a gap of poor conditions from Monday the 31st of August through to the end of the first week, but it’s not a total write-off – there are a few clean windows.

Rusty.

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