Whangara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

It’s been a quiet start, with hardly anything to get excited about. The first few days are a write-off, but stick with me because there’s a decent pulse coming in.

We’re looking at Whangara, a beach and reef set-up that's fairly exposed. The water temperature is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing wild.

The first real window of opportunity arrives on Friday, 28 August morning. The swell fills in from the south at 5.2ft, with a period of 13 seconds - that’s proper groundswell, with some real energy behind it (combined energy of 910). The wind is a light offshore from the north, keeping things clean. This is the standout of the whole outlook. The swell direction is coming from the south, which is a little off the optimum, but with that size, period, and clean conditions, it’s going to be firing. There’ll be some lulls between sets, but that just makes it easier to get out back. By the afternoon, the wind picks up and the swell drops a touch, so make the most of the morning.

Saturday, 29 August is still surfable, with the swell dropping to 3ft in the morning, but it’s a step down in quality. Winds are still cross-off from the north, keeping it clean enough for a fun session, but nothing special.

We get a bit of a flat spell early in the week with some strong winds on Monday, 31 August, making a mess of things. Then on Wednesday, 2 September, another solid push arrives. The morning sees a 5.6ft swell from the south-southeast, with a period of 10 seconds, and combined energy of 609. The wind is dead calm, glassy offshore from the west-northwest, so it’ll be absolutely clean. This one is a bit more of a short-period swell, so it won’t have the same grunt as the 13-second groundswell, but with that size and perfect wind, it’s a very good option. The afternoon gets a bit lumpy as the wind shifts onshore.

Thursday, 3 September afternoon is worth a mention too. The swell drops to 3.9ft, but the period stretches to 11 seconds, and the wind is clean cross-off from the west-northwest. It’s a solid, clean day.

The rest of the second week is a mix of clean but small waves, or onshore breezes, nothing that really jumps out. The Monday morning of 7 September has a weird 4.6ft northerly swell with a 6-second period, which is pure windswell, not great for much.

Overall, the best bet is the Friday, 28 August morning session at Whangara. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. The 2nd of September morning is your second-best option. The rest of the 16 days is mostly small or ordinary, but those two windows will deliver.

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