Whangara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on what’s coming up for Whangara.

We’ve got a slow burn to start, but the back half of this forecast has some real juice. The first chance at surf comes Sunday the 30th, but it’s nothing to write home about. A small NNE swell around 4ft with a short period of 7 seconds, and the water temp is 56°, which is about 1° cooler than average for this time of year—so it’s a bit nippy, nothing crazy. The morning Sunday is glassy so it’ll be clean, but the wave energy is weak with a combined reading of just 226. By afternoon, it’s poor with a cross-on wind.

From Monday the 31st right through to Saturday the 5th of September, we’re in a flat spell. Swells barely reach 0.7ft, and the combined energy sits in the single digits. It’s a dead run—no decent surf for nearly a week. The wind does go offshore for a lot of that, but there’s no swell to work with.

Monday the 7th of September, we see a pulse. Morning brings a 3ft N swell with an 8-second period, clean cross-off wind, combined energy of 106—still weak but a sign of life. By the afternoon, the swell jumps to 6ft from the SSW with a lousy 6-second period and messy cross-off wind. Marginal at best.

Tuesday the 8th stays marginal with a 5ft SE swell, 8-second period, clean in the morning, but cross-on and choppy by afternoon.

Now Wednesday the 9th of September is where it gets good. Morning has a 3ft S swell with a sweet 10-second period and glassy conditions—the wind is light west at 3 mph. Combined energy hits 324, which is moderate, and the swell direction (S) lines up nicely with Whangara’s optimum ENE direction (beach and reef setup) for some clean, lined-up waves. This is the standout of the whole forecast—fun, clean, and not too crowded if you’re early.

Thursday the 10th is a different beast. Swell jumps to 12ft in the morning and 16ft in the afternoon with combined energy of 1478 and 4725—strong to very strong. Too big for this break unless you’re an expert, and even then, the cross winds will make it messy. Kitesurfing territory that day.

Friday the 11th drops to a 7ft ESE swell in the morning with fresh cross winds, but the afternoon turns glassy with a 5ft easterly swell, 9-second period, and combined energy of 459. A solid, clean session for the intermediate to advanced crew.

Saturday the 12th is a washout—18ft south swell with a 12-second period, combined energy 7877, and strong cross winds. Not surfable.

Sunday the 13th stays big at 12ft south, clean conditions, but again only for experts.

The best bet of the whole outlook? Wednesday the 9th of September, morning at Whangara. Clean, glassy, S swell at 3ft with a long 10-second period, moderate energy (324), and crowds only “sometimes” an issue. A proper little gem.

Signing off, Rusty.

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