Tamarin Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down, surfers. Rusty here.

Gotta be straight up with ya: the next two weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, with a real standout waiting for you if you’ve got the patience.

Things start off on Thursday the 30th with a solid pulse of southwest groundswell. We’re looking at waves around 5 ft, with a very long 13-second period pumping a heap of energy into the water. The wind’s a light cross-shore in the morning, but the report flags it as marginal due to tides. The afternoon cleans up nicely though – 4 ft, clean with a light cross-offshore breeze. It’s a reef break, so that long-period swell is gonna wrap in nicely. Just remember, the swell direction is SSW, and this spot really loves it from the SW, so it’s not a perfect match.

Friday the 31st sees the swell kicking up a notch to 6 ft with that period stretching out to 16 seconds. But the wind is a bit more of a cross-shore, creating a slight chop. Saturday the 1st of August keeps the size around 6 ft to 6 ft and the wind is cleaner in the morning, but the afternoon gets messy with a moderate cross-shore chop again. Sunday the 2nd sees it drop a touch to 6 ft, but the afternoon brings rain showers and a stronger cross-shore wind (16 mph), mixing things up.

Then the first big gap hits. From Monday the 3rd of August all the way through to Wednesday the 12th of August, the surf takes a real dive. The swell drops, the wind howls out of the east, and we’re looking at weak, messy conditions. A few days are completely blown out. It’s a long dry spell, so don’t bother paddling out unless you just wanna bob around.

Now, for the real firecracker. After a very small pickup on Wednesday the 12th (3 ft with a 19-second period and clean winds), we get to Thursday the 13th of August. This is the one. A strong 7 ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period smacks in, with the combined energy going through the roof. The winds are light and cross-offshore all day, making it glassy and clean. The report calls it “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers.” This is big for the reef, so it’s not for beginners, and that long period will hold up best here. This is the standout of the window.

Friday the 14th follows up with a 6 ft SSW swell, also good, but the wind picks up to a moderate offshore breeze, which keeps it clean, but the quality drops back to marginal.

That’s the picture. A bit of a wait, but that Thursday the 13th at Tamarin Bay is worth the wait.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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