Tandjungs-Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at this one.

First off, the water temp is sitting right at 80°F with no anomaly, so it’s bang on average for this time of year, nothin’ to complain about there.

Right then, the outlook for Tandjung-Rights is a bit of a slow burner. We got moderate to strong wave energy pumping in from the SSW for the whole run, but the problem is that cross-onshore wind is a constant pest. The first couple of days, Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th, are a write-off for good surfing. The wind’s cross-on at 15 to 25 km/h, making it choppy, and the conditions are rated as poor. The swell is a solid 5ft with a 15-second period, so there’s definitely energy but it’s messy. That longer period (15 seconds) means it’ll be a proper groundswell, better for a point or reef like this, but the wind just kills it. You’d be fighting cross-onshore chop.

From Thursday 17th through to the end of the first week, it’s still marginal. We’ve got consistent 5ft to 6ft SSW swell (14 to 16-second period) going into some moderate wave energy, but the wind remains a light to gentle cross-onshore breeze. It’s *nearly* there, but not clean. The surf will be lumpy and a bit of a battle for a proper barrel.

The highlight, and really the only standout in this whole forecast, comes on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of September. We get a solid pulse of swell. Saturday afternoon sees 10ft of SSW groundswell with a very long 20-second period, and the combined energy is massive. This is expert territory – way over 8ft. The wind is still cross-on, but only a light 15 km/h, so it’s gentle cross-onshore with small wind ripples. For a powerful reef setup like Tandjung-Rights, that could clean up enough for some serious waves. Sunday 27th holds similar size at 8ft to 10ft with a 17 to 18-second period and similar wind. This is the window for the crew who know what they’re doing. The long period (over 15 seconds) means it’s a true groundswell, perfect for this reef, but expect big, powerful sets with long lulls.

After that, the size slowly drops off through the start of the next week, but the wind stays cross-on. Nothing else really gets close to that weekend pulse. Crowds are listed as “sometimes” here, so when that big swell hits, don’t expect to have it to yourself, but it's not an all-day circus, either.

The setup is too choppy for most of the period, but it’s interesting for the more advanced crew on the 26th and 27th.

Rusty.

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