Tainohama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Tainohama's got cooking. Gotta be straight with you—these next few days are a bit of a write-off. The swell is tiny and the wind's all wrong, so we're looking at a real slow start. But hold onto your board, because the second half of this outlook is a whole different story.

The first real chance to get wet doesn't come until the morning of Friday, the 21st. There's a tiny 3ft of south swell, but it's glassy, so it's clean. It's not going to blow anyone's mind, but it's something. The combined swell energy is weak (175). Saturday the 22nd is similar—a 3ft SSW swell, glassy again in the morning. Still just scratching the surface, but it's rideable. This pattern of small, clean-ish surf hangs around until Monday the 24th, where a new, longer-period SE groundswell starts to show, hitting 4ft with a 16-second period. The energy jumps to a moderate 745, but the wind is onshore, making it messy.

Now, this is where it gets interesting. Tuesday the 25th is the first real standout. Morning looks excellent: a solid 8ft of SE groundswell, 15-second period, glassy conditions. That's a lot of water moving, with very strong wave energy (2276). This one's for experienced surfers. If you're not comfortable with size, sit this one out. Afternoon sees it bump up to 8ft, but the wind goes onshore, so the window is the morning.

Then the main event—Wednesday, the 26th of August. This is the one you've been waiting for, if you're an expert. We're looking at a massive 13ft of SSE swell with a very long 17-second period. The combined energy is a massive 9737. The wind goes cross-offshore in the afternoon, so it'll be clean and powerful. This is expert territory only, and the long period will make the sets big and clean at this reef setup.

Thursday the 27th, the swell peaks around 15ft from the ESE with 11-second period, and we get proper offshore wind from the N in the morning. Exceptional conditions again, but huge and for experts only. The energy is immense at 9105.

By the 28th and 29th, the swell drops and the wind turns onshore with a risk of thunderstorms. Messy. But don't worry, there's another pulse coming. On Monday the 31st, the swell is back up to 7ft from the SE, and we get clean, cross-offshore wind from the NE. A cracking morning for experienced surfers. Tuesday the 1st of September repeats the formula with an 12ft SE swell and clean conditions in the morning. Another solid day.

Into the second week, the size drops but the wind stays favorable. Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd see cleaner conditions with offshore to cross-offshore winds, but the swell settles to a more manageable 6ft to 8ft. Clean but not huge.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is a bust until Tuesday the 25th. The absolute standouts for experienced, big-wave surfers are the mornings of Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th of August. If you're not an expert, hold out for the cleaner, smaller days around the 31st of August and 1st of September. The water temperature is around 83°F, which is about average for this time of year.

Stay safe out there.

Rusty

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