Tainohama Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Tainohama’s got cookin’ for us over the next couple of weeks. This is a reef setup that needs a southerly swell to light up, and we’ve got some pulses coming through. The water is sitting pretty warm, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at around 84°F.

The first real chance to get wet kicks off Sunday morning, the 30th of August. We’re looking at a clean 4ft swell from the SW wrapping in with a period of 7 seconds. The wind is dead calm – glassy as it gets – and the combined energy is a solid moderate 225. For a Sunday funday, that’s a nice little window. Don’t get used to it though, because by the afternoon a southerly breeze swings around to mess things up, and we’re into a long stretch of poor conditions with onshore winds and tiny, weak surf.

Honestly, after that Sunday morning glass-off, the next week is pretty bleak. The wind stays on the nose or cross-onshore most days, and the wave heights bob around from 1ft to 4ft with weak energy readings (85 to 283). Not worth paddling out for. Even when there’s a bit more size, like on the 5th of September, the energy jumps to a moderate 359 with a 5ft SSW swell and glassy morning winds... but the afternoon gets weird with a 2ft, 17-second groundswell that would be super straight and tough to ride here.

Now, hold onto your board, because we’ve got a proper stand-out on the horizon. The period around the 8th and 9th of September is the real deal for experienced surfers. On Tuesday the 8th, the swell hits 12ft from the SSE with a period of 12 seconds and massive, strong energy at 6429. That’s way too much for beginners – experts only. The wind is a light cross-shore, keeping it half-decent. Then on Wednesday the 9th, we get clean conditions with a lighter NE cross-offshore breeze in the morning, and 8ft of SSE swell (1730 energy). The afternoon turns glassy with 8ft from the SE. These days are the clear highlight – pushy, powerful surf but with some tidy windows.

We get one more good-looking morning on Thursday the 10th with clean cross-off winds and a solid 8ft SSE swell (1779 energy) before the wind cranks onshore again Friday and Saturday, turning the ocean into a lumpy mess. That strong energy from the 8th and 9th is the only time you should be pointing your board at this break, and even then, you better know what you’re doing on a reef.

Keep an eye on the 14th of September for a return of cleaner conditions and 5ft of SE swell, but by then the size drops off. So to wrap it up: this run is mostly a bust, with a couple of expert-level gems around the 8th, 9th, and 10th of September.

Rusty.

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