Tenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty.

Alright, listen up. We've got a single spot on the board for this outlook, Tenia, and it's a reef break that needs a solid SSW swell to work. The next couple of weeks are a real mixed bag, so you've got to pick your moments.

We kick off on Thursday, July 9, but don't get excited. There's plenty of size, with a 10ft swell out of the SSW, but that 15 mph south wind is just shredding it. It's a full-on cross-onshore mess with a huge 2321 in combined energy.

Things start to look up by Saturday, July 11. The swell drops a touch to 6ft from the S, but the key here is the wind. Saturday morning we get glassy conditions. That's the kind of clean, smooth water that makes a reef like Tenia really sing. The water temp is running about average for this time of year. It's the standout of the first week – that clean, manageable swell on a reef is a proper treat.

Sunday, July 12 is an interesting one. We've got a tiny 2ft swell, but from the SSW with a very long 18-second period. The combined energy is still moderate at 599, so there's some push. Saturday morning is glassy again, so it'll be clean but very small. This is a long-period groundswell, making it more lined up and likely a better wave on a reef like this than a beach break, but you'll be waiting for the sets.

The middle of the week from Monday, July 13 through to Wednesday, July 15 is flat as a tack. Tiny, weak swells with poor winds. Just not worth the effort.

But hold on, because the second week has a couple of real standouts. Thursday, July 16 morning is a beauty: glassy conditions with a 4ft SSW swell, but again with a very long 18-second period. Combined energy is a solid 1015, meaning it'll have some punch. Glassy, lined-up swell on a reef – that's the gold standard.

Friday, July 17, we get the biggest pulse of the whole run. The swell jumps to 5ft on the morning, but the afternoon is a monster, hitting 12ft with a massive 5653 combined energy. The morning will be glassy with a 16-second period from the SSW – that's an expert-only window as it's pretty big. The afternoon, while the wind is light, that 12ft swell is just too big for this break, even if the tide is right. That's big-wave territory and not for the average surfer.

Saturday, July 18 stays huge at 12ft, but with a 12 mph cross-onshore wind, it'll be a choppy, intimidating beast. Definitely for experts only, if anyone.

After that, the swell starts to ease back down through the 19th and 20th, but the wind stays messy from the west, and the quality drops off. We finish out to the 24th with small, glassy waves in the 2ft range, which is surfable but nothing to write home about.

If you're looking for the best windows, it's that Saturday morning, July 11, then that Thursday morning, July 16. Mark your calendar for those. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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