Tabinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, looking at the 16-day window for Tabinha.

To be straight with you, this stretch is a tough one. There’s no real standout window of quality surf. The entire forecast is plagued by poor surf conditions, with cross-shore winds and a lot of chop. The combined swell energy is mostly moderate, hovering in the 100–200 range, but it’s let down by short-period, weak windswell and messy wind.

The one spot on offer is Tabinha. It’s an intermediate-level break that’s consistent, exposed to the swell, and can get crowded sometimes. The water temp is about average for this time of year, sitting at 82°F with a normal anomaly.

Starting Saturday the 1st of August, we’ve got 4ft of easterly swell at 7 seconds, but cross-offshore winds at 16 mph mean it’s clean but not well-shaped. The afternoon turns cross-shore and lumpy. Sunday the 2nd sees a slight bump to 5ft swell with 258 moderate energy, but the wind stays cross-off in the morning and cross-shore later—still not great. Monday the 3rd through Wednesday the 5th is a blur of 3ft to 4ft, short period junk, with cross-off mornings and onshore afternoons. The energy drops into the double digits (84–90), and the surf is basically flat and messy.

Thursday the 6th through Sunday the 9th stays in the 3ft to 5ft range, but the wind is almost always cross-shore or cross-on, creating chop. The energy peaks at 185 on Saturday the 8th, but the conditions are still poor. After that, from Monday the 10th onward, the swell drops to 3ft–4ft, and the energy falls back into the double digits (68–99). The wind stays cross-shore at 16 mph, so it’s a long run of no-good surf.

The only half-decent moments are the cross-offshore mornings on the 14th and 15th of August, where the surf is 4ft at 6 seconds with 165 energy and clean conditions. Still, the period is short, and the swell is weak. It’s not worth getting excited about. For beginners, the swell is manageable, but the quality is poor.

Honestly, this is a blank run. There’s no standout day, no clean swell, and no proper groundswell in the window. If you’re a kitesurfer, the cross-shore winds might be more interesting, but for paddle surfing, it’s a miss. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long wait.

Rusty.

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