St Tugen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what we’ve got for the local stretch.

Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and quiet run for St Tugen over the next week or so. A few little bumps of swell roll through, but conditions just aren’t linking up to give us a proper session. The best chance looks like it might sneak in later on, but we have to get through some real doldrums first.

The first few days, from Thursday the 30th of July right through the weekend, are small and messy. Thursday morning you’re looking at a weak 2 ft swell from the WNW, but with a cross-on breeze it’s choppy and pretty ordinary. Wave energy is barely there (72). That sets the tone for a run of days with waist-high or smaller surf and only the occasional short window of clean conditions. Friday the 31st morning cleans up a touch with a cross-off wind from the NNW, but the swell is still only 3 ft and lacks any real punch. The afternoon turns lumpy.

Saturday the 1st of August offers a brief moment of clean surf on the morning, but the swell drops to 2 ft. That’s a small toy-wave day. By Sunday the 2nd, we get a morning of light offshore wind from the NNE, but again the swell is tiny (2 ft, 8 seconds). The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is pretty normal for the time of year.

There’s a long gap through the first week of August with nothing worth chasing. We see a tiny glassy morning on Tuesday the 4th but with a 7-second period and weak energy (45), it’s barely moving. The one notable change comes mid-week of the second week. On Tuesday the 11th of August, the swell picks up to 5 ft from the west, with a period of 9 seconds and energy jumping to 339. But the wind is a moderate cross-onshore, not ideal.

If you’re an experienced surfer looking for something with a bit more juice, Wednesday the 12th of August might be worth a look, but again the conditions are tricky with a cross-on breeze. The swell direction is WNW, around 3 ft but choppy. For a small exposed beach setup like St Tugen, this period of bigger swell with poor wind might actually be more interesting for the kite crew than paddle surfing.

All in all, there’s nothing that stands out as a real goer within this 16-day window. We get a bit more energy around the 11th and 12th of August, but the wind doesn’t cooperate, and the quality remains poor. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it tends not to stay this flat forever.

Rusty.

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