Tandjungs-Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Tandjung-Rights. It’s a reef break that’s very consistent, so there’s always something to look at, but I gotta be straight with you – the immediate outlook is pretty average. We’ve got a solid groundswell running, but the wind is just not playing ball.

Right from Monday the 14th of September, we’re looking at a strong, persistent cross-onshore breeze. The combined swell energy is hefty – around 1412 – but all that power is getting chopped up. The swell is a solid 6 ft from the SSW with a long 16-second period, which is classic groundswell energy. But with that ESE wind at 16 mph piling on, it’s just messy.

This pattern keeps on into Tuesday and Wednesday. The wind eases a bit on the 16th, dropping to 9 mph from the SE by the afternoon, and the swell holds at 6 ft with 14-second intervals. It’s a little less messy, but still cross-onshore and choppy. The combined energy is still solid at 1176, but the quality isn’t there for paddle surfing.

Thursday the 17th is where we start to see a glimmer. Winds stay light at 9 mph, and the swell bumps up to 6 ft. The conditions are still only *marginal*, but it’s a step up from what we’ve been dealing with. Friday the 18th, we finally get a light breeze – still cross-onshore, but the swell drops a bit to 5 ft. It’s going to be lumpy, but more doable.

Now, the weekend of the 20th of September is where my ears perk up. Sunday the 20th, swell picks back up to 6 ft with a 16-second period, and the combined energy hits 1679. Winds are a gentle 9 mph cross-on. It’s still not perfect, but it’s the best clean-up we’ve seen in a while. That SSW direction is exactly what this reef needs, and with that long period, you’ll get some proper lines wrapping in.

Looking further out, there’s a real standout on Monday the 28th of September. Swell is pushing 8 ft from the SSW with an 18-second period. That’s very long period groundswell. The combined energy is a massive 4029 – strong wave energy. The wind is still a light cross-on, but the sheer size and power will be something special. Just a heads up though – over 7 ft, this is for experienced surfers only. The 18-second period will have it breaking a bit close to the reef, but for a crew that knows the line-up, it’s going to be pumping.

Tuesday the 29th sees the swell easing to 7 ft, but the wind turns onshore. Again, it's a look for the experts only. The key here is patience. The start of the window is blown out, but we get a slow improvement around the 17th and 18th, with the best window shaping up around Sunday the 20th and then a big, powerful pulse around the 28th. Don’t write this trip off yet.

Rusty, signing out.

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