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Wategoes (Byron Bay)

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Ideal surf conditions at Wategoes (Byron Bay)

Swell window
NE, E
Best swell direction
NE
Swell size
1ft - 1ft
Swell breaks over
Rock Ledge, Sand
Wave types
Point
Wave directions
Right
Wind window
SW
Best tides at
Low, Mid, High
Skill Level
Beginner

Wategoes (Byron Bay) surf guide

Surf: Wategoes sits astride the most eastern point of Australia and while the rock and sand try to coalesce into a defined righthand point, more often than not you get a bunch of mixed up, rolling peaks that shoulder and reform through the cove. This makes it ideal for any ability and any craft to get some action and it is still nicely offshore in the SE summer onshores. There are more rocks out the end at Little Wategoes and the rights can be a little more defined, but it is all subject to the regular rearrangement of the sand out here. Environment: Absolutely always crowded with longboarders and soft-tops. Tourists flock to the viewpoints, lighthouse and walking paths around Cape Byron so snaking a spot on Marine Drive or in the Brooke Drive pay car park is damn near impossible on summer days.

Written by Joris de Ruiter

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