Tandjung-Lefts Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what we’ve got.

Straight up, there’s a heap of energy in the water, but the wind is going to spoil a lot of it. For the first week and a half, it’s a constant cross-on breeze, so the waves are going to be messy. The standout feature is the massive swell energy – we’re talking strong to very strong (values between 3385 and 6045) for the first few days. This is not for beginners.

Tandjung-Lefts is the only spot on the menu, a heavy reef break for advanced surfers only. The water temp is 80.1°, which is about average for this time of year.

Starting Monday morning (August 10th), the swell is already 5.6 ft from the SSW with a very long 19-second period. That’s proper groundswell. The energy is huge (3385), but the 12 mph cross-on wind from the SE will chop it up. By Monday afternoon, it jumps to 9.8 ft from the SSW with an 18-second period and the energy rockets to 4753. It’s big, but messy.

Tuesday (August 11th) keeps the 9.8 ft SSW swell, still with that long 16-second period and cross-on wind. The energy stays massive (4447 to 6045). The size is over 8 ft, so it’s expert territory only. The cross-on wind is the killer here – it’s not going to be clean.

Wednesday (August 12th) drops a touch to 6.9 ft, but still with a solid 17-second period from the SSW. The energy is still moderate to strong (2683), but the wind stays cross-on.

This pattern of moderate to strong swell with cross-on wind continues all the way through to Sunday (August 16th). The swell hangs between 6.6 ft and 7.5 ft, with periods of 15 to 17 seconds. The one bright spot is Sunday morning (August 16th) where the wind shifts to just “on” from the ESE at 9 mph. It’s not glassy, but it’s the best wind direction we’ll see all week, with a 6.6 ft SSW swell. That’s probably the pick of the first week.

After that, from Monday (August 17th) things really drop off. The swell dips to 4.9 ft, the energy plummets to 970, and the conditions are labeled poor. We get a gap of a few days with very weak, marginal surf.

There’s a late pulse on Wednesday (August 19th) pushing back up to 7.9 ft from the SSW, but the wind is up to 16 mph cross-on, making it a complete mess with poor conditions.

For the second week, from around August 20th to the 25th, it’s a long run of moderate 6.2 ft to 8.2 ft SSW swells, but always with that nagging cross-on wind. The energy stays moderate (between 1476 and 3709). Nothing here is going to be clean or make you want to race out. The wind just never plays ball. It’s a frustrating outlook, honestly.

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