Tengan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you—this outlook for Tengan is a tough one. We’re looking at a long 16-day window, and honestly, the good stuff is nowhere to be found. The first real chance of a surf pops up on Thursday afternoon, September 10th, with a clean 5ft set from the north, period at 9 seconds. It’s not big, but with a light north breeze keeping things cross-off, it’ll be glassy and lined up. The combined energy is moderate at 408, and the water’s sitting at 83°, which is bang on average for this time of year. Tengan is a reef break, inconsistent, and sometimes picks up a crowd. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, and for that one afternoon, it’s about as good as it gets here.

After that, things fall apart. From Friday morning, September 11th, right through to the end of the forecast period, it’s a long stretch of poor conditions. Winds flick around easterly and onshore, with swell dropping to 1ft to 3ft and periods as short as 7 seconds—weak, choppy mess. The combined energy barely reaches three digits on a few days, sitting mostly below 100, so there’s no grunt. Even when a bigger pulse appears on September 19th and 20th, with 5ft to 7ft east swell and periods up to 18 seconds (that’s proper groundswell), the wind is a strong NNE cross-shore, hitting 15-25 mph. That creates lumpy, messy conditions, and the guidance calls it marginal at best. For Tengan, a reef break, that long period is more suited to points, not here. It’s too big and choppy for beginners and not clean for anyone.

The only other standout? Maybe September 25th late afternoon—7ft from the ESE at 10 seconds, but with a cross-onshore breeze and poor conditions flagged. Combined energy jumps to 1185, but it’s messy. All in all, the first afternoon on the 10th is your one window. After that, it’s a blank run until mid-month, then more windblown junk.

Rusty.

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