Tandjungs-Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on offer for Tandjung-Rights over the next sixteen days. The water temp is 80°, right on the average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

But right off the bat, the story is the wind. For days on end, we’ve got a cross-onshore breeze messing things up. There’s a solid, long-period groundswell from the SSW pumping through – periods of 14 to 16 seconds, and the energy readings are in the thousands, like 1354 on Monday afternoon – but with that wind direction, it’s choppy and messy. From Monday 14th September all the way through Saturday 19th September, it’s all either poor or marginal at best. Swell hangs around 4ft to 6ft, but the chop kills any chance of a clean wave.

The improvement is slow to come. By the morning of Saturday 20th September, the swell bumps up a little to 6ft to 6ft from the SSW, period still 14 to 16 seconds, and energy hits 1576. Still, that cross-onshore wind is there, keeping it mostly choppy, so it’s only marginal – not a go-button.

Here’s the one bright spot: late on Friday 25th September, the wind finally swings to a clean cross-shore. A new S swell arrives with a very long period of 19 seconds. Swell height is only around 3ft, but the energy is already strong at 1729. Those long lines will wrap into Tandjung-Rights – a very consistent advanced reef break – and it’ll start to offer some proper rides. That S direction is exactly what this spot wants. That’s your best chance.

Then it gets heavy. Saturday 26th September morning jumps to 8ft from the SSW, with energy at 3277. That’s a big, powerful wave, and with 16-second period, it’s strictly for experts. The wind stays cross-onshore though, so it’ll be a bumpy beast. Sunday 27th and Monday 28th also push 8ft in similar conditions. Too big for most, and the chop spoils it.

The rest of the second week drops back to 5ft to 6ft, but that cross-onshore breeze just doesn’t quit, keeping everything in the marginal zone. A couple of lighter breezes on Tuesday 29th September might clean it up a touch, but nothing standout.

So the winner is that Friday 25th September afternoon slot: clean cross-shore wind, long-period S swell, and a reef that handles it perfectly. After a long, choppy run, that’s the one to save your energy for. The rest is a grind.

Rusty.

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