Tengan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. I’ve been staring at the charts for our little patch of coast, and honestly, it’s a grim run. Don’t get your hopes up. We’ve got a 16-day window, but the first solid recommendation doesn't appear until Thursday morning, the 3rd of September, and even that’s a struggle.

The first couple of days are a write-off. Tuesday, the 1st, and Wednesday, the 2nd, have some size—around 6 ft to 7 ft—but it’s coming from the East with a fresh onshore breeze. The water sits at 84°F, which is about average for this time of year, but you won’t care about that when you’re getting sideshore mush. The combined energy of all swells hitting the break is moderate, around 484 to 683, but the quality is just poor.

We finally get a glimmer on Thursday morning, the 3rd. Tengan is a reef setup, and it’s inconsistent, so don’t expect a pack. The swell drops to 5 ft from the East, with a period of 10 seconds, and a cross-offshore wind from the NNW at 12 mph. That’s clean. The combined wave energy is a moderate 507. It’s rideable, but it’s a beginner wave at best, and only just surfable. The wind goes a bit wobbly in the afternoon, so the morning is your only shot.

The 4th of September (Friday) is flatter and smaller. The swell drops to 4 ft from the North with a short 8-second period. The wind is cross-offshore again, so it’s clean, but the energy is down to 230. It’s very ordinary.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Saturday the 5th all the way through to Wednesday the 9th, the scores are all zero. The swell picks up a bit on the 9th, hitting 6 ft to 7 ft from the NNW, but the wind is cross or cross-on, leaving it choppy and messy. The energy climbs to 506–581, but the conditions are poor.

There’s a bit more size later in the second week. From Thursday the 10th through to the 14th, we see swell climbing to 8 ft and even 8 ft from the NNW and East. The combined wave energy becomes strong, hitting 924, 1000, and even 1310. But here’s the heartbreaker: every single one of those days has a cross or onshore wind, often a fresh breeze up to 22 mph. The wave comment is “poor surf conditions” across the board. For a beach-and-reef setup like this, that kind of wind and size makes it look more like a kite-surfing session than a paddle-surfing one. If you’re an expert, you might find a lumpy, challenging wave, but don’t expect anything clean.

The very end of the window, Wednesday the 16th, is a tease. The swell drops to 5 ft from the NE with a 7-second period, and the wind is light, but it’s cross-on. The energy is moderate at 391. It’s a marginal day.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Thursday morning, the 3rd of September at Tengan. The cross-offshore wind makes it the cleanest we’ll see, and the 5 ft East swell at 10 seconds is rideable for beginners. It’s inconsistent, but it’s the only real window of clean surf in this whole outlook. The rest is a lesson in patience.

Rusty out.

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