Surf Forecasts:
St Tugen surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, WNW swell with 860 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for St Tugen this week:
The surf forecast for St Tugen over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at St Tugen in the next 16 days are 2.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Tugen over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, checking in with the outlook for the next couple of weeks around St Tugen.
To be straight with you, the next week and a half is looking pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of messy, onshore, and just plain ugly conditions. The water temp is sitting about where you’d expect for this time of year, nothing unusual there.
Thursday the 20th kicks off with rain showers and a fresh cross-onshore breeze from the WNW, pushing a 7ft swell that’s all lump and no love. The wave energy is moderate (765), but the quality is poor. That same story runs through to Friday the 21st morning, where we finally see a bit of relief with a clean cross-offshore wind, but the swell has dropped to 5ft and the energy is still moderate (514). It’s a marginal window, but the cleanest we’ll see for a while.
Saturday morning the 22nd is the first real highlight, but it’s a small one. We get a gentle offshore breeze from the NE and a clean 2ft swell from the NW. The energy is weak (120), so it’s only really going to be a goer for a longboard or a foiler. The break is fairly consistent, though crowds are possible. After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From Saturday afternoon right through to the end of the month, we’re looking at flat to tiny, choppy, or onshore junk. There’s a few days in there with clean conditions, but the waves are just too small to bother with. A real blank run for the area.
Now, the light at the end of the tunnel. Tuesday the 1st of September shapes up as the standout. The morning brings a moderate offshore from the NNE, cleaning up a 7ft swell from the west. The energy is strong (652) and the forecast is for very good surf conditions. That’s the one to circle. The afternoon gets a bit cross-shore and bumpy, but the morning session should be well worth it. St Tugen is an exposed spot, and when it gets that clean west swell with offshore wind, it can be a gem.
The following days into early September look marginal, with a building swell but cross-onshore winds starting to mess it up again. Thursday the 3rd has a 8ft swell from the WSW, but the cross-shore chop will spoil it. Friday the 4th sees an 8ft swell, but the onshore wind will make it a choppy mess, best left for the experts.
So, bottom line: the next week is mostly a write-off. If you’re desperate, grab a longboard for Saturday morning the 22nd. But the real deal is the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September. That’s where the gold is.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 757 | 860 | 727 | 502 | 405 | 192 | 64 | 42 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 35 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 418 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:54PM3.93m | 10:18AM3.79m | 10:46PM3.55m | 11:22AM3.48m | 00:10AM3.29m | 1:03PM3.36m | 2:00AM3.31m | 2:36PM3.53m | 3:12AM3.56m | 3:33PM3.85m | 3:58AM3.88m | 4:14PM4.20m | 4:34AM4.20m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM1.44m | 4:50PM1.61m | 5:17AM1.77m | 6:02PM1.87m | 6:39AM1.95m | 7:35PM1.91m | 8:10AM1.88m | 8:55PM1.71m | 9:18AM1.62m | 9:50PM1.39m | 10:05AM1.30m | 10:31PM1.05m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSE 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 757 | 8 | 727 | 502 | 7 | 192 | 64 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | W 10 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 493 | — | 860 | — | — | 405 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 18 | 35 | — | 4 | 38 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 329 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 0 | 85 | 593 | 593 | 20 |
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