Tabinha Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Straight up, the next couple of weeks at Tabinha are looking pretty ordinary. We’ve got a long, flat run ahead. The forecast shows consistent, small, short-period windswell, but every session is tagged with "poor surf conditions" and a score of zero out of ten. That tells me all I need to know.

Right from Thursday morning, August 6th, we’ve got 4ft of easterly swell rolling in, but it’s weak with a combined energy of only (157). The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s just windswell. The wind is cross-offshore from the SE at 16 mph, which at least keeps the surface clean, but the wave quality is rated poor. The water temp is a warm 81°F, about average for the time of year. The break itself is exposed and consistent, but with the conditions on offer, it’s hard to get excited. Crowds are possible here, but with surf this average, it might not matter.

Friday, August 7th, through to the weekend of August 8th-9th, the story doesn’t change. The swell drops slightly to 4ft, period stays at 6 seconds, and the wind swings more cross-shore, introducing some cross-chop. Energy levels drop into the low hundreds, around 104 to 114. Not good.

Monday, August 10th, we get a risk of thunderstorms and the swell even dips a bit to 4ft. Tuesday the 11th is more of the same with cross-onshore winds making things choppy in the afternoon.

From Wednesday, August 12th, through to the following week, the swell hovers around 4ft to 4ft. The mornings often have that clean, cross-offshore breeze from the SE, but the quality is still considered poor. The combined energy does build a little, hitting the 160s and 170s by the 12th and 13th, but with a short period and poor wave shape, it’s a waste.

The only slight glimmer is on Tuesday, August 18th. The morning sees 5ft of ENE swell with a 7-second period, clean cross-offshore wind, and the energy hits 197 – the highest of the whole run. Still, the wave comment is “poor surf conditions.” That afternoon it jumps to 5ft with energy over 200 (207), but the wind goes cross-shore and the surf gets lumpy.

Into the final week, August 19th to 21st, it’s the same pattern. Short-period swell, messy cross-shore or cross-offshore winds, and a combined energy that never really fires. The morning of Friday, August 21st, shows 5ft of ENE swell at 7 seconds with clean wind and energy at 192, but once again, the quality rating holds it back.

Honestly, for the whole 16-day window, there isn’t a single standout session. It’s a long stretch of mediocre, small windswell with winds that just won’t line up. If you’re desperate, the cleanest windows are the mornings with cross-offshore SE winds, especially around the 12th, 13th, 18th, and 21st. But don’t expect much.

This is just one of those runs where you wait for the next front to shake things up.

Rusty.

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