Tandjungs-Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the waves for Tandjung-Rights. This is a reef break, only for you expert surfers, and it breaks very consistently. But the first stretch is pretty average.

Right now the swell is 8ft from the SSW, with a long 16-second groundswell. That’s big energy (2903), but the wind is 9 mph from the SE, cross-onshore, making it choppy and ugly. Water temp is 80°, about normal for this time of year. That first Wednesday isn’t worth your time.

Thursday and Friday stay frustrating. Swell drops to 6ft, then 6ft, still from the SSW, with periods around 15 to 16 seconds. Same SE wind at 9 mph, cross-onshore, so the surface stays lumpy. Energy’s moderate (1702 to 2030). Saturday morning is 5ft, then Saturday afternoon fades to poor with 4ft and wind picking up to 12 mph. Not good.

You’ve got a real gap from Saturday afternoon through the middle of the next week. Winds stay cross-onshore at 12 mph, swell bounces between 4ft and 7ft, but the surface is just choppy. Comments say “poor surf conditions” or “marginal.” Leave your board at home.

Then around Wednesday September 16th, swell is 5ft to 6ft, wind drops to 9 mph, but still cross-onshore. Energy is moderate (1332 to 1385). Still only marginal. Thursday and Friday the 17th and 18th are similar—9 mph cross-onshore, swell 5ft to 6ft. Not terrible, not great.

Saturday the 19th gets smaller, 4ft, energy drops to 839 to 905—weak. Sunday the 20th bounces: 6ft in the morning, 7ft in the afternoon, with a 17-second SSW groundswell. Energy back up to 2064, but wind is still cross-onshore 9 mph. Almost clean, but not glassy.

The real standout is Wednesday September 23rd. Swell builds to 8ft from the SSW, period 17 seconds. Long-period groundswell on a reef—that’s what you want. Energy jumps to 3663 in the morning and 5012 in the afternoon. Wind stays gentle from the SE at 9 mph, still cross-onshore, but it’s the best call of the 16 days. On Thursday the 24th, it gets even bigger—10ft from the SSW, 17-second period, and the wind drops to 6 mph in the morning. That’s 4862 energy. This is heavy, powerful surf, for experts only. Wind goes back to 9 mph in the afternoon, but it’s the cleanest window you’ll see.

Crowds are possible, so get there early if you’re aiming for that Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning set. Before that, it’s a long run of poor to marginal conditions for about five or six days, then a slow climb to that late-week blast. Late September is the one to circle.

Rusty.

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