Temae Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Temae over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, it’s a quiet start. There’s nothing really worth paddling out for until Monday the 7th, and even then it’s just a small, weak signal. The real story unfolds later, so don’t get too antsy.

We kick things off on Monday the 7th with a little bump of 4ft SSW swell, but the energy is pretty weak at 384. It’s not much to write home about, and the morning has a light NE onshore breeze, so it’s a bit iffy. The afternoon cleans up a touch with a cross-off breeze, but the swell drops to 3ft. Not the best way to start the week.

Tuesday the 8th is a write-off. The swell drops to 2ft in the morning and the wind is a messy cross-on from the ESE. By the afternoon, there’s a bit more push at 3ft, but it’s still pretty average. The water temp is sitting at a normal 79°, so at least it’s warm if you’re just floating around.

Wednesday the 9th brings a bit more hope. The swell picks up to 4ft from the SW with a nice long period of 17 seconds, and the wind is a clean cross-off from the SSE. The energy is climbing into the moderate range (933). Still, the conditions are described as marginal, so it’s not a full-blown standout yet. The afternoon holds similar, but the wind picks up to 16 mph.

Now, Thursday the 10th is where it starts to get interesting. Morning session is looking *good*. You’ve got a clean 4ft SW groundswell (16-second period) and glassy conditions with a light NNE breeze at just 3 mph. That’s about as clean as it gets. The energy is moderate at 604. This is a real window for some fun, lined-up waves. The afternoon drops off a bit with a cross-onshore wind, so get it early.

Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th are back to poor conditions with onshore or cross-on winds and weak, messy swell. Saturday is especially tiny, just 1ft to 2ft, even though it has a very long period (22 seconds) – that’s all period, no power for this break.

The first real standout arrives on Sunday the 13th. The afternoon session delivers a 4ft SSW swell with a solid 19-second period and the energy jumps to a strong 1255. The wind is light from the ESE, just a slight air at 3 mph, making for a light cross-shore with only small ripples. This is a promising day for some clean, long-period lines, especially for those of you who know how to handle a reef break.

But the real highlight, the one you want to circle on your calendar, is Tuesday the 15th. Monday the 14th afternoon already shows excellent conditions for experienced surfers with 5ft SW swell and clean cross-off winds, but Tuesday morning is the bomb. We’re looking at a solid 7ft SW swell (18-second period) with a cross-off breeze from the S at 9 mph. The combined energy is a very strong 2946. This is proper, powerful groundswell. It’s going to be big, so this is strictly for the advanced crew. The afternoon holds similar size (7ft) but the wind picks up.

After Tuesday, things get messy again. From Wednesday the 16th onwards, we see a lot of cross-on and onshore winds from the E and NE, with wind speeds ramping up to 22-25 mph by the 19th. The swell sticks around at 6ft to 7ft, but the wind just ruins it. There’s a period from the 16th through the 22nd where conditions are consistently poor, so don’t expect any magic.

To sum it up: your best bets are the morning of Thursday the 10th for a clean, glassy session on a moderate swell, and then the afternoon of Sunday the 13th and especially Tuesday the 15th for the bigger, more powerful stuff. Tuesday is the standout for experienced surfers. After that, the wind turns ugly, and the forecast gets unreliable. Temae is an inconsistent reef, so when it lines up, you gotta be on it.

Rusty.

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