St Tugen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

We're looking at a pretty bleak run for the next week and a half at St Tugen. Honestly, the first week is a write-off. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is a mess. There's a glimmer of hope right at the end, but you'll need to be patient.

For the first few days, from Thursday the 27th of August right through to the following Tuesday, the 1st of September, it's just poor. The swell is short-period windswell, mostly from the SW and W, under 3 ft, with energy readings that are weak to moderate (99 to 268). The water's sitting at 63°, which is about normal for the time of year. The southwesterly winds are just ruining everything. Don't even bother.

We get a tiny, tiny window on the morning of Wednesday the 2nd of September. The swell drops off to 3 ft from the WNW, but the wind goes glassy. The energy is weak (97). It's surfable, but just barely. It's a "check the webcam" kind of morning, not a call in sick kind of morning.

Things get messy again for a few days, with a pulse of bigger, but wind-affected, WSW swell coming through the 3rd and 4th. It's not until Friday the 4th of September morning that we get our first real standout. The wind swings clean offshore from the NNW, a light breeze of 6 mph. There's a 6 ft, moderate energy (643) swell from the WNW with a 10-second period. The water is clear. This is the cleanest, most promising session in the whole forecast. It's a solid intermediate wave, but the 10-second period and cross-offshore wind will make for some well-shaped, clean lines. Friday afternoon is a bit more marginal with a cross-shore wind.

Then we get another short window on Sunday the 6th of September morning. The wind is glassy again, with a 4 ft, moderate energy (337) groundswell from the W at 10 seconds. It's a good option, but the Friday morning is the better bet.

The second week remains tricky. The standout is the morning of Wednesday the 9th of September. The wind turns clean and offshore from the NNE, blowing lightly at 6 mph. There's a 7 ft, moderate energy (360) swell from the W, but it's got a short period of 7 seconds. It'll be a bit crumbly, but the offshore wind will definitely clean it up. The previous morning, Tuesday the 8th, and the following Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th also have cross-offshore winds, which keeps the surf clean, but the swell direction and quality is just marginal.

To sum it up, the best bet is the morning of Friday the 4th of September. If you miss that, the glassy Sunday morning or the offshore Wednesday morning the 9th are your next best shots.

Rusty.

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