Tandjungs-Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with ya – the next 16 days at Tandjungs-Rights are a tough watch. We’ve got a solid, consistent supply of south-southwest groundswell rolling in, but the wind is just relentless from the east-southeast to southeast, keeping it cross-onshore and choppy for most of the run. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there. The real story is the wind, and it’s not playing nice.

We kick off Wednesday the 26th of August with a morning of clear skies but a stiff 12 mph cross-on breeze from the ESE. There’s 5 ft of SSW swell (14-second period) and moderate wave energy (852), but it’s already messy – “poor surf conditions” is the call. That afternoon and into Thursday the 27th, the wind eases a touch to 9 mph, but we’re still cross-on. Thursday afternoon sees a bit of hope: the swell drops to 3 ft but the period stretches to a very long 20 seconds, with strong wave energy (1647) and the wind goes cross-shore, leaving just slight cross-chop. It’s a marginal session, but the cleanest we’ll see for a while. Friday the 28th sees a jump in size – 8 ft in the morning, 8 ft in the afternoon – but that’s too big for the average punter, and the wind is cross-onshore again, making it choppy. Saturday the 29th is your best bet this week: 6 ft SSW swell, 15-second period, and only a light 6 mph cross-shore wind in the morning with small ripples. It’s marginal, but that’s the pick of a rough bunch.

Then it gets ugly. From Sunday the 30th of August right through to the 10th of September, it’s a grind of cross-onshore winds, mostly moderate breezes, and choppy, poor conditions. The swell still pulses – you’ll see 6 ft, 7 ft, even 7 ft on the 10th – but the wind just wrecks it. The energy is often moderate to strong (1000 to 3000 range), but it doesn’t matter when the surface is blown out. There are no standout days here, folks. The only half-decent window was Thursday the 27th afternoon and Saturday the 29th morning, but even those were marginal. For a very consistent reef break that’s fairly exposed to the south, this is a frustrating run. If you’re a kite surfer, this setup might be more your thing with all that cross-onshore wind, but for paddle surfing, it’s a waiting game. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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