Tengan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta say, this is a tough stretch for Tengan. We're looking at a whole lot of nothing for the next week and a half at least. The first real blip of surfable energy doesn't show up until the very end of the run, and even then it's barely a whisper. So, brace yourselves for a long flat spell.

Let's talk about the one and only break we've got to work with: Tengan. It's a reef setup, but it's inconsistent and only really works with a NE swell. The water temp is sitting at a warm 86°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so you'll be comfortable in boardies or a spring suit.

The first few days are a write-off. Small waves, cross-shore winds, and a lot of energy that's just not directed our way. From Sunday the 2nd through to the end of the first week, we're looking at poor surf with marginal conditions. The swell is tiny, and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, making it a messy picture. The combined energy values are all over the place, but even when they spike, like on Wednesday the 5th with a 7 ft swell from the east and a combined energy of 3096, the wind is choppy and onshore, ruining any chance of a decent wave. The standouts from the 7th to the 8th are a whole different problem. We get a massive pulse of swell, like 30 ft from the north, combined energy hitting 31100. Way too big for this spot. The wind is actually clean, but you'd be a fool to paddle out. That's a big-wave tow-in zone, not a paddle session. The period is short, around 11-13 seconds, so it's a messy windswell anyway.

After that, the surf drops off a cliff. From the 9th of August until the 16th, we get nothing but tiny, inconsistent waves. The wind is all over the shop, from hurricane-force to light breezes, but none of it matters because the swell is essentially non-existent. The combined energy drops to double digits and single digits. There's a brief flicker of life on the 13th and 14th with a tiny 1 ft swell from the ENE, but the period is 11 seconds and the energy is only 41, so it's just lakey dribble.

The best of the best, if you can even call it that, is the very last day in the forecast. Sunday the 16th of August. Tengan is looking at a tiny 1 ft swell from the east-northeast with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is a pathetic 35. But, and this is a big but, the wind is glassy. Absolute flat calm. That means the surface will be like a mirror. If you're a complete beginner, or you just want to bob around on a foamie, this is your window. It's not a wave you'll get barrelled on, but it's clean. The swell direction is east-northeast, which is close to the optimum NE, so it might just wrap in with a little bit of shape.

Honestly, the first 14 days are a total write-off. The surf is either too small, too messy, or too big. The only real standout, and I'm being generous, is that glassy Sunday afternoon on the 16th. For a beginner, that's a solid option. For anyone else, it's a time to wax your longboard and enjoy the sun.

Rusty out.

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