Tengan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me break it down for ya. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve got the lowdown on the local waves. Look, straight up, it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead for Tengan. We’ve got a real long, dry patch before anything even vaguely rideable shows up, and even then, it’s not exactly gonna set the world on fire.

We’re looking at a big gap here. No real surf to speak of for the first few days. The only time we get any sort of pulse is on Monday the 6th of July into Tuesday the 7th of July. Monday afternoon is tiny, just ankle-snappers at 1ft from the ESE, but the wind is a light cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean. The energy is weak, only (102) in the water. The water temp is sitting at 83°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there. It’s surfable but very ordinary.

Then on Tuesday the 7th of July morning, it’s still small at 3ft and a bit cross, but Tuesday afternoon picks up to 3ft from the ESE with a nice long 16-second period. The wind swings light and cross-off from the NW, making conditions clean. That’s your best chance in the whole outlook, and it’s still nothing special. The combined energy jumps to (519), so there’s a bit more push, but it’s not a standout. It’s just… the least bad.

After that, it all goes south. From Wednesday the 8th of July, the swell starts to climb, but the wind turns nasty. Wednesday morning sees 6ft from the ESE (17-second period, very long), but it’s cross-on and messy (1533 energy). By Wednesday afternoon it’s 7ft but choppy. Thursday the 9th of July brings a 10ft swell from the SE with a 16-second period, but it’s totally blown out by a fresh onshore wind and risk of thunderstorms. The energy is massive at (3985), but it’s unsurfable. For a reef break like Tengan, that long-period swell might look good on paper, but with that wind, it’s a no-go. And a 10ft wave? That’s expert-only territory anyway, but the conditions are just vile.

Then we hit a wall. From Friday the 10th of July all the way through to Monday the 20th of July, the forecast is just poor. We’re talking days of onshore gales, risk of thunderstorms, and tiny, weak swell or no swell at all. The energy values are pitiful, often below (100). There’s a few days of 0.7ft to 2ft slop. There’s a brief moment on Saturday the 18th of July morning where it’s clean with a light cross-offshore from the SSW, but the swell is only 2ft from the E, so it’s pretty much a flat day.

In short, the only window that’s even worth paddling out is Monday the 6th afternoon and Tuesday the 7th afternoon. The rest of the 16 days is a write-off. For a spot that’s inconsistent, this kind of blank run is more normal than you’d hope. Don’t hold your breath; forecasts can change, but right now, it’s looking very quiet.

Rusty.

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