Tandjungs-Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna break down the next couple of weeks at one spot that’s pretty much the only game in town.

We’re looking at a solid run of size, but it’s gonna be a battle with the wind. A big, long-period SSW groundswell is on the menu, pushing serious energy into the coast. The boys down at Tandjungs-Rights are going to be in for a work-out, but the potential is there for some proper heavy reef waves if you can handle the chop.

The real, honest-to-goodness standout window is the afternoon of Sunday, August 23rd. The swell is hanging in at 7ft from the SSW, but the period stretches out to a massive 20 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and the combined energy hits a very strong 4004. It’s a reef break, so those long-period lines won’t close out; they’ll stand up and offer a proper barrel. The wind is a gentle 9 mph SE breeze, which is cross-onshore but feels light enough to keep it from being a total mess. It’s the best quality call we’ve got in the whole run.

Now, for the rest of the period, it’s a grind. The whole first week, from Wednesday, August 12th right through Saturday, August 16th, we’ve got consistent 7ft to 8ft SSW swell with a solid 15-17 second period, so the energy is massive (3043 to 3699). But the wind is a frustrating 12 mph from the ESE or SE, putting a cross-onshore chop on the face. It’s surfable for the crew who don’t mind a fight, but it’s not what you’d call clean. The water temp is about average for the time of year, no real surprises there.

The period from Monday, August 17th to Saturday, August 22nd is a bit of a write-off. The swell drops a touch, but the wind stays onshore and the conditions get called out as poor. It’s a real shame because there’s still swell, but the wind is just ruining the party.

We get a little flicker of hope on Tuesday, August 25th and Wednesday, August 26th. The swell drops right down to 4ft to 5ft, but the wind finally swings around to a light S/SSE breeze, giving us a clean cross-shore angle. The energy is low, but for a cruiser session on a smaller board, the afternoon of August 26th with that 6 mph light breeze and a 4ft SSW swell could be a sneaky good, clean window. The combined energy is weak at 812, but the quality of the wave might be better than the bigger days.

It’s a two-week block of serious swell but with a constant wind issue. The 23rd is the one to circle. After that, the swell fades fast and the last few days of the month look flat.

- Rusty

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