Tandjung-Lefts Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again – same outlook, but in feet and miles.

Honestly, it’s a grim stretch for surf at this spot. Over the entire 16-day forecast, the wind stays stubborn – coming out of the southeast to east-southeast, making everything choppy and cross-onshore. There isn’t one single window where the conditions line up for a good session. The first glimmer of something slightly less ugly is way out on Wednesday, 22 July, but even that’s not a sure thing.

From Tuesday, 7 July through the end of the first week, it’s dead. The swell shows up from the SSW at 4 ft to 6 ft, with a long period of 15 to 16 seconds (definitely groundswell), but the cross-onshore wind ruins every session. The water’s warm – 81°F – which is about normal for this time of year, so no complaints there.

Into the second week, Saturday, 18 July brings the biggest swell: 7 ft to 7 ft from the SSW with a 16 to 17-second period and high wave energy. That’s a decent size, but the wind is still cross-onshore, and the ocean looks lumpy. Those waves are getting too big for beginners and are pushing into expert territory. At a reef break like Tandjung-Lefts, that long-period groundswell needs clean conditions to make good waves – it won’t get ‘em.

By Monday, 20 July, the swell drops back to 5 ft, but with that same crummy wind. Then Tuesday, 22 July morning shows a tiny 2 ft swell with a very long 20-second period – that’s practically just a groundswell bump breaking straight without any shape.

To be honest, with the wind and chop we’ve got, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. There’s just no offshore wind forecast.

The only small hope is the afternoon of Wednesday, 22 July, when a 4 ft swell with a long 18-second period shows up, and the wind eases to a light southeast breeze. Even then, the report still calls it poor.

So until that pattern shifts, keep the boards in the bag. Conditions can change, but right now it’s a long wait.

Rusty.

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