Tengan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real. I’ve looked at what’s on offer for Tengan, and honestly, mate, it’s a bit of a tough stretch. We’ve got a 16-day window ahead, but don’t get your hopes up too early. The first several days are a write-off.

For the first few days, right through Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th, there’s just nothing doing. The ocean is flat, and the wind is all over the shop – cross and cross-onshore, lumpy, choppy. Not worth paddling out for. That carries on into Tuesday the 14th, with a tiny 0.7ft easterly dribble and a cross-shore breeze. The combined wave energy is basically nothing (7). It’s poor.

We finally get a little glimmer on Wednesday the 15th morning. The swell is still small, 0.7ft from the east, but the wind turns cross-offshore and it goes clean. The energy is still weak (12), but by the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 1.0ft from the ESE, with a period of 11 seconds, and clean conditions. For a small wave, that’s actually a nice little window. Wave energy is still low (22), but it’s the best we’ve seen.

Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th stay tiny, but the wind is light and either offshore or cross-offshore, so it’s clean. Still, 0.7ft to 1.0ft is barely a ripple. The energy is weak (7-17).

Then we get a bit more oomph late on Saturday the 18th. The swell picks up to 1ft from the ESE, with a solid 13-second period – that’s a proper groundswell pulse. The combined energy hits 60 (moderate), but the wind turns cross-onshore and it’s fairly choppy. Still, for a reef break like Tengan, that longer period might find a line.

Sunday the 19th sees a bit more size, 2ft from the east, period 11 seconds, energy 76. But the wind is onshore in the morning, then cross-shore in the afternoon. Not ideal, but it’s surfable for a beginner on a longboard.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is Wednesday the 24th of July. We’ve got 2ft from the east, period 10 seconds, and the wind goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. The water temp is 84°, which is spot on average for this time of year. For a tiny wave, that’s as clean as it gets. If you’ve got a foamie and just want to bob around, that’s your morning.

The other little highlight is Friday the 25th – glassy again, 1.0ft from the ENE. Tiny, but beautiful conditions.

Overall, don’t expect any barrels. The swell never gets above 3ft for the whole run, and even that on Wednesday the 22nd comes with a cross-onshore wind and choppy surface. The energy is moderate (101) but the quality is poor. For a beginner-reef spot like Tengan, this is a flat spell with a few clean, tiny windows. If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger wind and choppy days might be more interesting than paddle surfing.

There’s nothing here that’s a true standout for decent waves. The best clean conditions are on the 24th and 25th, but it’s still knee-high. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long wait for very little.

Rusty.

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