Tandjungs-Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Tandjung-Rights is serving up over the next couple of weeks. First off, the water is sitting at 81°, a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, nothing crazy but nice.

Honestly, you’re looking at a pretty grim stretch ahead. The whole 16-day run is mostly a write-off for decent paddle surfing. The wind is hammering out of the east-southeast and southeast almost the entire time, locking in a cross-onshore or onshore flow that’s wrecking any chance of clean waves. The swell is coming from the south-southwest, and while there’s some decent energy in the water, the consistent onshore breeze is just ruining the surface. It’s going to be choppy, bumpy, and generally frustrating.

There’s a tiny glimmer on July 21st Tuesday morning, where the forecast is described as ‘marginal’. You’re looking at 6 ft swell from the SSW with a period of 14 seconds. The combined energy is up at 1440 (moderate). But it’s still cross-onshore at 12 mph, so expect messy, lumpy waves that could still offer the odd clean-up set. That’s the only real ‘maybe’ in the whole window.

For the rest of the time, it’s all ‘poor surf conditions’. The winds barely let up. Even the bigger swells – like the 8 ft on July 25th Saturday afternoon (combined energy of 3916, which is strong) – are just going to be a blown-out mess. Swell periods creep up over 15 seconds at times, which spells more of a groundswell, but with that wind direction it doesn’t matter. The break is a reef, so it handles bigger swell, but with that wind it’s a straight-up kite-surfing show, not one for suiting up with a shortboard.

July 26th Sunday offers a couple of ‘marginal’ slots with 7 ft and 6 ft swell, but the cross-onshore breeze is still there. Same story.

Short story: Tandjung-Rights is not delivering any true standout days in this outlook. The onshore wind just won’t let go. You’d be better off waiting for a forecast change. Hang tight.

Rusty.

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