Temae Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Honestly, it’s a tough stretch ahead. The pattern is dominated by a persistent easterly trade wind that’s blowing cross-on shore or onshore for almost the entire period, which is going to mess up the surface at this exposed reef break. The water temp is sitting at 79°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year.

We’ve got a bit of a lull to start, with nothing worth paddling out for on Wednesday the 2nd or Thursday the 3rd. The swell is there, but the wind just kills it. It’s not until the morning of Sunday the 6th that we see the surf clean up even a little, but even then it’s still cross-shore and choppy with only 5ft of SSW swell (moderate energy at 799). It’s marginal at best.

The best window in the whole outlook, and the only real standout, sneaks in on Thursday the 10th. The afternoon session should see a 4ft SSW groundswell with a proper 16-second period – that’s your long-period energy, which Temae can handle nicely as a reef. The combined energy reads 710 (moderate), and the wind eases to a gentle 12 mph cross-on breeze from the ESE. It’s not glassy, but it’s the cleanest it’s gonna get. Expect a few wait-your-turn lulls between sets, but the waves that come through will be well-shaped and have some grunt. Keep an eye on the crowds, because this spot can get busy when it’s one of the only games in town.

After that, we drift back into messy conditions. The week starting Monday the 11th is all onshore wind and poor surf. By Sunday the 13th, there’s a big 3ft SW groundswell with an absurd 20-second period, but the wind is straight onshore from the ENE at 16 mph. That’s a heavyweight wave ruined by the wind – a real shame.

Towards the end of the outlook, Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th bring some proper size: 6ft to 8ft of SSW swell with very strong energy readings (over 2000). But again, the wind messes it up. The surf quality is rated as marginal at best. This is serious swell, more than 5ft for most of that week, and over 8ft on Tuesday the 15th morning, so only for the experts and even they’ll be battling choppy, cross-onshore junk. Honestly, for a few of those days, with the strong wind and lumpy surface, a kite surfer would have a far better time than someone trying to paddle into these waves.

Stay patient, pick that Thursday the 10th window, and you might snag a couple of clean ones.

Rusty.

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