Tenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, giving you the same outlook but in feet and Fahrenheit.

Right now, we’re in a bit of a lull. It’s a slow start with nothing really surfable. The early days are a write-off with tiny, weak waves and messy cross-shore winds. It’s not until around Tuesday the 8th of July that things start to get interesting, but even then, it's big and raw. We’ve got a solid SSW groundswell building, reaching 10ft to 13ft through Tuesday and Wednesday, with a long period of 14 to 16 seconds. That’s a lot of energy—combined energy readings of 6383 to 7407. This is expert-only territory. The wind is mostly cross-onshore, so it’ll be choppy and demanding. Not a beginner’s game at all. By Wednesday afternoon, the swell is still huge at 12ft, but the conditions are slightly more favorable according to the notes. Still, this is for the experienced crew only.

After that, the swell slowly drops but hangs around the 7ft to 8ft mark through the end of the first week into the second. The wind remains a bit of a problem, mostly cross or cross-onshore, keeping things average.

Now, the standout window arrives toward the end of the forecast. On Friday the 17th of July, we finally get a treat. The morning is glassy, with just a whisper of wind from the NE at 3 mph. The swell is a manageable 3ft from the SSE, with a long period of 14 seconds. The combined energy is a moderate 511. This is clean, lined-up groundswell, ideal for a reef break like Tenia. The afternoon stays glassy, shifting to a SSW swell at 2ft with a very long 17-second period. That’s going to offer some smooth, peeling waves. This is the pick of the period.

The conditions stay nice into Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of July with more glassy mornings and clean surf in the 3ft range, though the period drops a bit. Light offshore and cross-offshore winds make for tidy waves if you’re happy with smaller, clean surf.

Water temperature is about 74°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

For the standout, I’d be circling Friday the 17th of July. The morning glass-off with that 3ft SSE groundswell at Tenia is going to be super fun. The afternoon also looks great, with that long-period SSW swell. Crowds are sometimes a factor here, so you might have a few others with the same idea, but on a day like that, it’ll be worth sharing a few waves.

Rusty

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