Tengan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about Tengan. This spot is a reef break over on the NE side of things, and it’s inconsistent, so we’re not talking about a place that fires all the time. For the next week and a half, honestly, there’s not a whole lot to get excited about. The water is sitting at 84°F which is about average for this time of year, so no weirdness there.

Right now, from Saturday afternoon on the 15th right through to the end of the month, we’re staring down a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions. Most days are looking at tiny swell, mostly under 3 ft, with a persistent onshore or cross-onshore wind from the east and southeast. The wind has a bit of kick to it too, up around 12-19 mph, so it’s going to be choppy and messy. The combined wave energy is weak, mostly under 100, sometimes hitting the low triple digits like 171 on the 20th afternoon, but the quality is still poor.

There’s a few days in the later part of the second week, around the 25th, where we get a bump in energy—743 energy—but the period is a massive 16 seconds. That’s a very long period groundswell. At a reef break like Tengan, that’s actually good news for shape, but the wind is still onshore and the cross-on chop will ruin it. The wave comment even says it’s marginal or poor. The 4 ft swell is there, but with those winds, it’s not a paddle session.

The best glimmer, and I mean a faint one, comes on the 29th and 30th. Afternoon on the 29th shows a shift: a light cross-offshore breeze from the NW at just 3 mph, with a small 2 ft swell from the NNW. That’s clean, but the energy is only 69, so it’s weak. Then Sunday the 30th afternoon, the wind is light and cross-off from the SW, swell from the ENE at 1 ft with a 13-second period, energy at 121. It’s surfable but very ordinary.

So here’s the deal: the whole 16-day window is mostly a write-off. There’s no standout day. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the 30th afternoon is your best shot, but keep expectations very low. For beginners, the 1 ft to 2 ft swell is safe, but the wind and chop are not friendly. For anyone else, it’s a skunk. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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