Teahupo’o Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.

First thing, don’t bother with Monday afternoon – it’s dead. The real action kicks off Tuesday morning, and the one to watch is Teahupo’o. This is a reef break that fires consistently, and it’s got the right wind to make it clean.

Tuesday morning, the 18th of August, we’ve got a 4ft south swell with a 13-second period, and a NNE offshore breeze at 10 mph. Water temp is 79°, right around average for the time of year. The combined energy is moderate at 1,002. The wind is light and offshore, so the faces will be clean. This is for experienced surfers only – it’s a heavy wave. By Tuesday afternoon, the swell ticks up just a hair to 4ft from the SSE, period lengthening to 14 seconds, and the wind gets lighter from the NNE at 6 mph. Clean, lined-up, and powerful.

Wednesday the 19th keeps the quality high. Morning session has a 4ft SSW swell, 17-second period – that’s a long-period groundswell, perfect for a reef. Wind is a gentle 10 mph offshore from the NNE. Energy is 1,366 (moderate). By the afternoon, the wind goes glassy, 3 mph from the NNW, and the swell holds at 4ft, 16 seconds, with energy at 1,249. That’s as good as it gets.

Thursday morning, the 20th, we see a jump in size: 7ft from the SW, 15 seconds, and glassy conditions with the wind from the NNW at 3 mph. Combined energy shoots up to 2,156 (strong). This is a heavy one – over 7ft, so it’s expert territory only. The afternoon goes cross-on with a WSW wind, making it choppy, so the morning is your window.

Now, looking further out, the swell stays solid but the wind gets messy. From Friday the 21st through the weekend, it’s cross-on and choppy, with sizes from 7ft to 8ft. The energy is strong (1,591 to 2,499), but the conditions are poor. This is more of a kitesurfing setup with that strong cross-shore wind.

The week of the 24th sees a big pulse of energy, but the wind shifts to a cross-shore from the ESE, creating a lumpy cross-chop. Swells hit 8ft with 17-second periods, and energy peaks at 4,168 (very strong). It’s going to be a beast, but the wind and chop make it marginal for clean surfing.

Late in the month, from the 25th onward, the trade winds kick in strong from the east, 25-28 mph, with cross-off winds and rain. The swell direction stays SSW, but the period drops to 8 seconds in some cases, and we get some 10ft ESE windswell that’s short-period and lumpy. The energy is still strong (1,666 to 1,921), but the quality is rough. By the end of August and into the first of September, there’s a final pulse of 7ft to 12ft SSW swell, but again, the wind is up and it’s messy. The best bet is to jump on that Tuesday-to-Thursday window.

Rusty out.

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