St Tugen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for St Tugen.

Alright, we’re looking at a pretty quiet start to the 16-day window here. The first few days have some swell, but the wind is a real mess – fresh cross-onshore, lumpy, and no good. We’re not going to see anything worth paddling out for until the morning of Monday the 27th. So the first few days are a write-off; you’re better off waxing your board at home.

Monday the 27th morning is where it finally gets interesting. St Tugen is cleaning up with a NNW cross-offshore breeze at 9 mph. The swell is a solid 5 ft from the WNW, with a nice 10-second period. The combined energy is at 482, which is a moderate, punchy amount of power. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. This is the best the window has to offer – clean lines, good shape, a proper surfable morning. Keep an eye on the afternoon, though; the wind swings NW and gets a bit cross, making it lumpy.

Tuesday the 28th morning is another good shout. Lighter winds, a SE cross-off at 6 mph, and the swell drops a bit to 4 ft, still from the WNW with a 10-second period. Energy is lower at 214, but it’ll be clean and fun for a grovel board. The afternoon sees a SW onshore wind come in, so get your session in early.

Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th are a bust. Swell drops right off, and we’re looking at onshore or cross-onshore winds again. Not worth the drive.

Now, Friday the 31st morning is a wildcard. Glassy. Dead calm, glassy conditions. The swell is only 3 ft from the WNW, 7-second period, and weak energy at 86. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Glossy conditions can make even a small wave fun, but don’t expect much push.

After that, we hit a long, dry spell. From Saturday the 1st of August all the way through to Saturday the 8th of August, it’s mostly tiny, weak, or badly wind-affected. There are a few mornings with clean-looking conditions, but the swell is just too small and weak to get excited about. The energy values are scraping along the bottom.

The very end of the forecast, around Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th of August, shows a little pulse. Sunday morning the 9th is glassy again with a 3 ft swell from the west, 9-second period, and energy at 181. It’s described as “surfable but very ordinary.” Monday the 10th morning is similar with a clean cross-off wind. These are promising, but we’re over a week away, so treat them as a hopeful maybe.

Overall, the standout is Monday the 27th morning. If you can only get one session, that’s the one. The Tuesday morning is your second-best bet. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a waiting game.

Rusty, signing off.

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