Tengan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down in feet and miles per hour. The only spot we’re looking at is Tengan, a reef break that’s inconsistent and geared toward beginners, but it’s not delivering much at all.

Starting Saturday, August 15th, the water temp is 84°F, which is about average for this time of year. The swell is a tiny 1.0 ft out of the ENE, with a 11-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 23. Wind is light from the east at 3 mph, but it’s onshore, so conditions are poor. Nothing to get excited about.

Through the weekend and into the next week, it’s more of the same. Sunday the 16th, wind picks up to 12 mph from the ESE, cross-onshore and choppy, with swell still at 1.0 ft. Energy climbs to 39, still weak. Monday the 17th, it’s clear but onshore, with swell at 1.0 ft to 2 ft. It’s flat.

Tuesday the 18th, swell bumps to 3 ft from the E, but the period is short at 6 seconds, and energy hits 75. Still moderate. Wednesday the 19th, we see 3 ft from the east with a 7-second period, energy at 106, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. Not good.

Thursday the 20th is the most interesting, but it’s not great. The swell hits 7 ft out of the SE, with a 9-second period, and energy of 747—moderate wave energy. Wind is 16 mph from the SSE, cross-onshore, with a risk of thunderstorms. That’s big and messy. At 7 ft, it’s for experts only, and it looks more like a kiteboarding day.

From Friday the 21st, it drops off. The 22nd and 23rd see tiny 0.7 ft to 2 ft swells, with short periods and cross-onshore winds. Energy is low, 22 to 77. The 24th and 25th bring a longer period groundswell at 13 to 19 seconds, with energy at 168 and 222, but swell height is only 1 ft to 3 ft, and it’s cross-onshore. The long period could help shape at the reef, but the size just isn’t there.

The tail end of the window, from the 27th to the 30th, shows cleaner conditions. On the 27th, we get cross-offshore winds from the SW at 12 mph, with a 2 ft east swell at 12 seconds—clean but tiny. On the 28th, Friday, it’s a light NNW wind at 3 mph, cross-offshore, and by afternoon it’s glassy. That’s the cleanest we’ll see, but the swell is only 1.0 ft. Flat.

So, no standout days. The best is Thursday the 20th with 7 ft, but it’s stormy and messy. After that, the 27th and 28th are clean but flat. This is a 16-day stretch with very little to offer. Tengan is inconsistent, and a blank run like this is normal for the area. Keep your board handy, but don’t expect much.

Rusty.

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