Tengan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's talk about the waves coming up, and I’ll be straight with you—it’s a bit of a slow burn to start. We’ve got a solid gap of nothing much before things finally get interesting.

Right now, and for the rest of August, it's a write-off. The first real swell we can even look at doesn’t arrive until the afternoon of Tuesday, 1st September. That’s nearly a week of flat or messy conditions with strong winds and junk from the 25th right through to the 31st. Honestly, not worth paddling out for any of it.

The first whiff of life comes Tuesday afternoon, 1st September. The spot to have on your radar is Tengan. It’s a reef break, so you need to know where you're putting your feet, and it’s inconsistent, meaning it doesn’t fire all the time. But when it does, it’s a beauty, though this is only really for the advanced crew.

The standout window by a mile is the afternoon of Wednesday, 2nd September. We’re looking at a serious pulse of swell hitting Tengan from the ESE at a solid 12 ft with a long period of 14 seconds. That's proper groundswell, packing some serious grunt with a combined energy of 6861 —that’s strong wave energy. The wind is swinging offshore from the west at a gentle 12 mph, which is going to groom those faces to perfection. This is exceptional, but it’s expert territory. Anything over 8 ft is for the experienced crew only, and this is well above that. If you’ve got the skills, this is the session to lock in.

Thursday morning, 3rd September, pushes it even bigger with a 20 ft swell from the SE at 11 seconds. That’s a beast, and the combined energy is a whopping 9247. The wind is cross-shore though, so it might get a bit lumpy on the face, but for big-wave chargers, that’s the call.

After that, the energy drops off quickly. The following week (5th to 9th September) tails off into smaller, weaker swells with onshore and cross-shore winds, and the quality fades. There are a few glassy mornings on the 8th with 4 ft ESE swell and 11 second period, but the energy is low at around 298. It’d be clean and fun for a longboard or a fish, but nothing to write home about compared to that Wednesday afternoon.

So, bottom line: sit out the first week. Mark your calendar for the 2nd of September. That’s the one.

Rusty.

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