Tamarin Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ over the next couple of weeks.

We got a real mixed bag coming up, with a proper pulse of strong SSW groundswell slamming into Tamarin Bay, but it’s gonna come with some serious wind baggage. The best window is shaping up to be Thursday the 27th through the early part of the weekend, but you gotta pick your moments carefully.

The real standout of the whole period is Thursday afternoon, the 27th of August. We’re looking at a solid 10ft swell from the SSW, with a long 17-second period pushing a whole lot of energy ashore – we’re talking 5117 in the combined energy reading. What makes this one special is the offshore wind, light from the SSE, keeping the face clean. This is a wave for experienced surfers only, as it’s well over 8ft. The long period means it’ll be lining up nicely on the reef, but you’ll wanna be confident. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

Friday morning the 28th sees the swell peak even higher, hitting 13ft from the SSW, but the wind is gonna be howling from the SSE at 26 km/h. It’s cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean, but that’s a lot of power and a lot of breeze. It’s gonna be a battle for the experts only. The afternoon ramps up the wind even more, 40 km/h, making it a real handful. The weekend follows a similar pattern – big, powerful swell but with strong winds. 13ft on Saturday morning, dropping to 12ft by the afternoon, all with 40 km/h winds. The energy is still massive, but the conditions are getting gnarly. For most blokes, this setup with that much wind and size looks more interesting for kite surfing than a paddle session.

Earlier in the week, Tuesday the 25th offers a bit of something. The afternoon session has a 6ft SSW swell with a 13-second period, and a light cross-offshore ESE wind. It’s a clean, manageable size for a wider range of surfers, but the energy is only moderate (950). A good tune-up, but not the main event.

After that big swell, we get a serious drop-off. From Monday the 31st right through to Saturday the 5th of September, it’s pretty much flat or tiny junk. The swell height drops below 3ft, and the energy readings are in the low hundreds. A gap of nearly a week with no real surf.

Then, right at the tail end of the forecast, we get a little glimmer. Sunday morning the 6th of September, we’ve got a 2ft SSW groundswell with a 14-second period, and here’s the magic word: glassy. The wind is a light SSE at 5 km/h, dead calm. The energy is still weak (333), but for a clean, small wave session on a longboard, it could be a nice surprise. The 16-day call is a long way off, so take it as a promising note.

Stay safe out there, and don’t get caught inside on the big days.

Rusty

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