Tengan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, let's have a look at what's coming up here. It's Rusty.

Honestly, looking at the next couple of weeks, it’s a pretty bleak picture. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with very little to get excited about. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off for any decent surf, so you might as well find something else to do for a while.

Starting from Monday the 7th of September, the swell at Tengan is there, but it’s a messy, wind-affected affair. We’re seeing a northerly swell around 4 ft to 8 ft, but it’s coming in with a short, weak period of 8 to 9 seconds. That’s not groundswell, that’s just bump. On Monday morning, a fresh 19 mph north wind is making a lumpy cross-chop, and even though the wind swings a bit more north-northwest through the week, the cross-offshore direction isn’t enough to save it. The combined wave energy is moderate, reaching 817 on Monday morning, but it’s all poor quality. The "poor surf conditions" tag is spot on. This is not a paddle situation.

The wind stays moderate to fresh, mostly cross or cross-offshore, right through until about Thursday the 10th. The swell drops off quickly after that, getting down to 3 ft or less, and by Saturday the 12th, we’re looking at a tiny, weak 1.0 ft east swell with a very long 14-second period. That energy is almost nothing (89), and it’s just not going to wrap in or break with any shape. For the rest of the second week, into the middle of September and beyond, the swell stays tiny – under 3 ft – with periods all over the place, from 5 to 10 seconds. The energy drops right off, down to single and low double digits by the 22nd. Most of the time, the wind is cross-onshore or onshore, making for choppy, lumpy conditions.

To be honest, there are no standouts here. Not one day where you could point to a decent wave. The best you could hope for is a tiny clean-up on the 7th or 8th when the cross-offshore wind cleans the surface, but the wave itself is just too poor to ride. If you’re a kite surfer, that moderate cross-shore wind and the lumpy chop might look like fun, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a total blank.

There’s a massive gap here with no recommendations at all. It’s just one long flat spell. Forecasts can change, but based on what we’ve got now, I’d say put the board away for a bit.

Rusty.

Read more