Tandjungs-Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Tandjungs-Rights over the next 16 days.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is looking pretty challenging for clean paddle surfing. We’ve got a solid, persistent SSW swell running through much of the period, but the wind is the problem. For the first week and a half, it’s mostly cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and messy. The water’s sitting at 27°, about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Monday, 10 August. The morning is still a bit rough with a cross-onshore breeze and 6ft swell, but the afternoon shows some improvement. The swell pushes up to 10ft from the SSW, with a period of 18 seconds – that’s a proper long-period groundswell. The wind shifts to a gentle cross-shore, which is still a bit chunky but way better. The combined energy is a massive 5292 (strong), so there’s plenty of power. This is the best window on offer, but at 10ft, it’s getting into the expert-only zone. The long period means these waves will be better for a reef setup like Tandjungs-Rights, with long, clean lines and longer lulls between sets.

Tuesday, 11 August holds similar size with 10ft swell, but the wind is back to cross-onshore, so the quality drops. After that, the wind stays stubbornly cross-onshore through the rest of the week. There’s another pulse on Thursday, 13 August with 10ft from the S, but again, cross-onshore wind spoils it.

If you’re looking for a true standout, it’s that Monday afternoon, 10 August. The swell is big, the period is long, and the wind is the lightest it’s been. It’s not glassy, but it’s the closest we’ll get. The crowds here are listed as “sometimes”, so you might have a few others in the water, but it won’t be a circus.

From around 16 August onwards, the swell drops a bit and the wind picks up again, with 25 km/h cross-onshore making conditions poor. The final days, 20 August, see a brief window of offshore wind (ESE, 10 km/h) with an 8ft SSW swell, but the comments say “marginal” and the scores are low – that’s a tease, not a guarantee.

So, overall, it’s a tough run. Most days are blown out or choppy. The one real highlight is the Monday afternoon, 10 August, with that big, long-period groundswell and gentler wind. For the rest, you’re either battling the wind or the size. If you’re a kiter, the strong cross-onshore days might actually look good, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a waiting game.

Stay tuned, Rusty.

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