Temae Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break down the same picture in feet and knots.

First thing's first: the next couple of weeks are a grind. Plenty of swell energy out in the water, but the wind is gonna be the enemy for most of it. Water temp is a comfortable 80°, nothing unusual for this time of year.

We start on Monday the 24th of August. There’s a 6ft south swell with a 13-second period, but the wind is hammering it from the ESE at 19 knots. The combined energy is a solid moderate-to-strong 2345, but it’s all cross-chop. Not a good look.

From Tuesday the 25th all the way through to Saturday the 6th of September, it’s a rough stretch. The swell sizes go up and down – we see 10ft SSW swells on the 29th and 30th, and another 10ft SW swell on the 3rd of September – but the wind is strong and mostly cross or cross-onshore. That kind of energy (hitting 4894 on the 29th!) is serious, but with that wind, it’s a blown-out mess. For beginners, anything over 5ft is getting big, and those 10ft days are for experts only, but the wind is the real problem. On the 5th afternoon, we get a brief onshore wind, but it’s still poor.

Then we finally get our window. On Sunday the 6th of September, the afternoon turns glassy. Dead flat calm. That’s the one. The swell is a 4ft SSW groundswell with a 13-second period. Combined energy is 1077, which is moderate. It’s not a big day, but with glassy conditions, this reef break will be pristine. This is the session to plan for. There might be a few others out (crowds are “sometimes” at Temae), so you could get lucky. It is an inconsistent spot, so be patient for the sets.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th have 4ft to 5ft south swells with light breezes, but the reports are only marginal. It’ll be rideable, but nothing compares to that glassy Sunday.

So, looking at the full 16 days, the only true standout is that glassy Sunday afternoon on the 6th of September. The rest is a fight against the wind.

Rusty out.

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