Tainohama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Ay, what's happenin'? Rusty here. Gotta be straight with ya – the outlook for Tainohama over the next sixteen days is about as exciting as a flat spell in a barrel. We're lookin' at a real lean run, so don't go cancelling any plans just yet.

The water temp is sittin' at a balmy 84°F, which is about 2°F warmer than the norm for this time of year, so at least the wait will be comfortable.

We've got a solid gap from now right through until the morning of Saturday, August 15th, where we finally see a flicker of hope. That Saturday mornin', there's a small SSE swell mixin' in, around 2ft out of the south with a period of 10 seconds. The combined swell energy is a weak 142, so we're not talkin' any power, but the wind is glassy – dead calm. That's a rare treat for Tainohama, and it'll be the cleanest conditions of the whole period. It's a reef break and it's fairly consistent, but with that tiny swell, it's gonna be a knee-slapper at best. Still, a glassy, clean 2ft south swell is as good as it gets right now.

Then we go straight back into a rough spell. From the Sunday through to the next Friday, it's all onshore slop and wind. There's another glimmer on the Saturday, August 22nd, with a glassy morning and a 2ft south swell, but the afternoon sees the swell jump to 5ft on a moderate onshore breeze, which chops it all up. The energy jumps to 331, but with that wind, it's not gonna be pretty.

Beyond that, the last few days of the outlook into late August just look like more of the same – small, messy waves with onshore winds. There's no real standout session to get excited about. Honestly, the whole setup looks like it might be better suited for a kite session than a paddle out, given the constant cross-onshore flow and lack of any real quality.

Stick with it, though. Tides change, winds shift. It won't be this way forever.
Rusty.

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