Tamaris Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. This 16-day window is looking dead flat for the most part. We’ve got a big blank stretch ahead, and Tamaris is going to be a tough one to even get wet at. There’s nothing on the cards that’s going to get the heart racing, but let’s walk through the misery together.

First up, the water’s running about 81°F at Tamaris, which is a solid 8°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a crazy anomaly, the kind of thing you’d mention to the lads in the water. At least if you’re just going for a swim, you won’t need a wetsuit.

For the first week, from Saturday the 8th through to about Friday the 14th, it’s basically a write-off. The swell is tiny, mostly below 2ft, with periods around 3-5 seconds. That’s just wind slop, not surf. There’s one small pulse on Monday the 10th, a 2ft SW at 5 seconds, but the energy is only at 13, which is nothing. You might find a dribble on the inside, but it’s not worth paddling out for. The weekend and early next week are going to be a total drought, with a few days of absolutely zero waves on offer.

The middle of the week, from the 15th to the 20th, is more of the same. A few 0.7ft to 1ft blips, but the winds are mostly cross-off or cross-on, nothing clean and lined up. There's a day on the 18th with winds picking up to 25 mph, and then the 19th and 20th are getting blown out with strong offshore winds hitting 25-28 mph. That just makes it impossible to even attempt a paddle. It’s not going to be any fun.

Now, here’s the only faint glimmer in the whole outlook. It comes on Friday the 21st of August, a week from this coming Friday. We finally get some proper energy. The swell is still small, only 2ft, but the period jumps to 7 seconds, and the combined energy is at 51. It’s not a bombshell, but it’s the most we’ve seen all week. The wind is fresh offshore from NNW at 18 mph – that’s the good stuff, blowing right into the face of a south-facing reef. The wave direction is W, which is what this spot wants. It will be clean, and there might even be a couple of fun little corners at Tamaris (Tamaris). We’re not talking about barrels, but for the patient surfer, it could be a session of small, clean waves. Keep in mind it’s a reef break, fairly exposed, so it can handle a bit of swell. Crowds are ‘sometimes’ on a good day, so with the forecast being so poor for so long, there might be a few locals out.

After that, it fades back to nothing again. The weekend and into Monday just die off, with only tiny, short-period slop. Overall, this is a grim outlook. If you’ve got a kiteboard, the strong winds later in the week and on the 21st might be more interesting than a paddle board. For now, I’d say keep the board in the car and go for a coffee, because there’s nothing doing for at least the next week.

Rusty, out.

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