Tengan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, givin’ you the skinny on this stretch in feet and knots. Look, it’s a rough 16 days for Tengan. There’s a long dry spell, and only the very start shows any kind of glimmer, but it fades fast.

First thing Tuesday afternoon the 8th, we get a pulse at 7 ft from the NNW, but the wind’s a fresh 30 km/h cross-off. The energy’s middlin’ (593), but the call is poor. Not one to chase.

Wednesday the 9th sees the swell drop to 5 ft and then 5 ft from the north, but the wind is a cross-shore at 25 km/h, choppin’ it up. Energy’s in the 250-297 range. Still no good.

Thursday the 10th is the best of a bad bunch. Swell sits at 5 ft from the north, period around 9-10 seconds. The energy bumps up to 444-496, which is moderate. In the morning the wind dies to a light breeze at 10 km/h, and the surf is called marginal. There’s a tiny window for clean-ish waves, but something with the tide is wrong. It’s the only thing on the menu, but it’s a pretty sad meal.

From Friday the 11th, it’s all downhill. Swell drops below 4 ft, and by the 13th it’s a sad 1 ft with a long 14-second period, but the energy is weak (74), and it’s all blown out by cross-onshore winds. Water temp is a balmy 84°F, which is normal for the area.

The second week is a ghost town. From the 14th through the 23rd, the swell never reaches 2 ft, the wind is mostly onshore, and the energy readings are all under 120, in the weak zone. That glassy moment on Tuesday afternoon the 15th with 2 ft from the east is pretty, but the energy is only 90, and the wave comment is still “poor surf conditions.” Clean glass on nothing is still nothing.

Your only, and I mean only, standout is Thursday the 10th morning, with that north swell and light wind givin’ you a marginal shot. For the rest, leave the board at home. It’s a kite surfer’s dream for a few days, but for us, it’s a bust.

Rusty, out.

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