Tenia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve got a look at what’s coming up for Tenia. It’s a reef break, and it’s set up to handle a solid SSW swell which is exactly what it wants. The water’s sitting at 73°, which is pretty much dead average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

Right off the bat, the first few days are a write-off. Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are just sloppy, with cross-onshore winds at 12-16 mph and a choppy mess. The swell is there, about 5 ft from the SSW, but it’s not clean enough to bother with. The combined energy is moderate at 442, but it’s wasted.

Friday the 11th doesn’t get much better. The wind kicks up to 19-25 mph, and the swell is a weird one – a 3 ft to 4 ft SSW swell with a super long period of 20-22 seconds. That’s a classic groundswell, but with that nasty cross-shore wind making it lumpy and messy, it’s a no-go. The energy jumps to a very strong 1463, but you can’t enjoy it.

Saturday the 12th sees the swell jump up to 10 ft with a 17-second period, and the energy is through the roof at 6061. That’s a lot of power, but the wind is still a fresh cross-shore at 19-22 mph, so it’s lumpy. It’s a marginal call for the morning, but honestly, only for the experienced. That’s big, powerful surf, and the wind will make it a battle.

Sunday the 13th is more of the same story: 7 ft in the morning with a 14-second period, but that cross-shore wind is relentless. It’s a strong 22 mph in the afternoon, so it’s just messy.

The standout window, and I mean the only real moment to get excited about, is looking like Saturday the 19th. The morning session is the pick. The swell is 6 ft from the SSW with a 16-second period, which is a nice, long groundswell. The combined energy is strong at 1878. But the best part? The wind clocks around to a light SSW at just 6 mph, making it a light cross-onshore. That’s as close to glassy as we’re going to get. It’ll be clean, with just small wind ripples. The crowd profile says “sometimes,” so it could be a bit busy, but that’s the price for a good wave. After that, the afternoon wind picks up again, and the size drops a bit.

The rest of the forecast is a mix of too much wind, messy seas, and big swells that are just too unruly for Tenia. Sunday the 20th afternoon has a massive 13 ft swell with 8382 energy, but the wind is cross, and it’s going to be a freight train. That’s for experts only, and even then, it’s a tough call.

The following week (from the 21st onward) is a mess of strong cross-shore winds and big, jumbled swell. There’s no real clean window to recommend. The energy stays high, but the quality is gone.

So, in short: the first week is a wash. The only real chance at a stand-out session is Saturday morning, September 19th. That’s your window. Light winds, solid groundswell, and clean conditions. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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