Tamarin Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Tamarin Bay. This reef is a tricky one, it’s an advanced spot that’s inconsistent, so when it turns on, it’s a real treat. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about, just a standard wetsuit or spring suit kind of feel.

The coming week is a proper rollercoaster. The weekend starts off clean and inviting. Sunday morning you’ve got a 4 ft SW swell with a 13-second period, and a gentle cross-off breeze from the ESE. The energy is modest (571), but it’s clean and the direction is perfect for the reef. That afternoon glassing right off with a 3 mph offshore from the S, making for some really clean, lined-up waves.

Then Monday is the standout. The swell builds to 7 ft from the SSW, period jumps to 15 seconds, and the offshore wind is solid from the S at 9 mph. The wave energy is pumping (1712), and it stays clean all day. The afternoon gets a bit stronger with 8 ft and 16 mph offshore, but this is real deal, groundswell perfection. It’s over 5 ft, so it’s not for beginners, but for the advanced crew, this is the best session in the window.

Tuesday the swell jumps to 7 ft but the wind swings cross-off from the SE and starts cranking. By the afternoon it’s 10 ft with a 16-second period, but the wind is 25 mph. The energy is huge (5778), but it’s getting wild and the quality is dropping. Wednesday is even bigger, 13 ft with an 18-second period, cross-off wind at 25 mph. That’s the biggest swell, but it’s messy and only for the absolute experts. The energy is massive (10310), but the conditions are marginal.

After that, the surf backs off fast. Thursday through Sunday of the second week drops into the 3 ft to 6 ft range, but the wind is a persistent cross-off, keeping things clean but the power is gone. The real trouble comes on the 16th of September. The wind switches to a cross-shore, and the waves get lumpy and choppy. From the 16th right through the 18th, it’s poor conditions with tiny surf and messy wind. That’s a three-day gap with no real hope.

The final weekend, the 19th and 20th, sees a small bump back up to 5 ft to 6 ft SW swell, but the wind is cross or cross-on, and the energy is moderate (1384 to 1611). It’s a long-range hope, and it’s promising, but with the wind looking iffy, it’s a bit of a gamble.

So, the one true standout is Monday morning. That’s the call. 7 ft SSW groundswell, 15 seconds, offshore wind, clean conditions. That’s the session you want to be in the water for. The early weekend is a close second for the glassy afternoon. Everything else is either too big and wild, or too small and weak.

Rusty.

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