Tandjungs-Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s happening at Tandjungs-Rights.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this is a rough stretch. We’ve got a solid, long-period groundswell from the SSW coming through, but the wind just won’t cooperate. For the next week and a half, it’s stuck in a cross-onshore pattern, chopping up what could be some decent waves. The water is at 82°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real surf we see starts on Saturday, July 4th. The swell is a solid 6 ft from the SSW, with a 15-second period, giving it some real power. The combined energy is pumping at 1643 (moderate to strong), but that ESE wind at 9 mph is blowing cross-on, making it a messy, choppy affair. It’s rideable if you’re desperate, but it’s not pretty. The rating is a 1, and honestly, that feels about right.

Sunday, July 5th, is much the same story. The swell drops slightly to 6 ft, period still 14 seconds, but the wind is still cross-on from the SE. The morning session is a low 2, but the afternoon is a total write-off – a zero. By Monday, July 6th, the wind picks up to 16 mph, and the swell hits 6 ft with a 16-second period. The energy is massive at 2004 (strong) on Monday afternoon, but it’s just blown out. This setup, with that much wind and swell, is honestly looking more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

This pattern just keeps grinding on. We’ve got a solid 6 ft, 15-second swell on Thursday, July 9th, but with rain showers and 19 mph winds, it’s a lumpy mess. The scores are all zeros and ones for day after day. The only glimmer of a change comes on Saturday, July 11th, when the wind finally shifts to a straight onshore for a moment, but it’s still no good.

The second week doesn’t offer much hope either. The swell drops off, the energy dips into the hundreds (weak to moderate), and the wind is stuck in that same cross-on pattern. We see a little spike of energy (1814, moderate to strong) on Wednesday, July 15th, but again, 16 mph cross-onshore winds ruin it. The period jumps to 18 seconds on July 14th, which is proper groundswell, but it’s still just a messy 3 ft with no clean conditions.

Honestly, in this 16-day window, there’s no standout. There’s no day where you’d call your buddies and race down. The best you could hope for is a quick, frustrating session in the chop. The consistency is there, but the quality is just not. It’s a tough run, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Keep an eye on the charts, because it can’t stay this ugly forever.

Rusty.

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