Tiki Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Tiki over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – the start of this run is a bit of a grind. We’ve got a solid 6ft SSE swell pushing in on Monday the 24th, but that southerly wind is messing it up, making it a cross-on mess. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, so nothing to write home about there. You’re looking at moderate wave energy (905) but it’s just not clean. The afternoon cleans up slightly but it’s still marginal.

Tuesday the 25th is a tease. The early morning has a cleaner 4ft SSE swell with a light, cross-off breeze from the NNE – that’s the kind of wind that’ll keep the faces tidy. The energy drops to 382, but it’s a small window of decent shape. The afternoon gets chopped up again by a stronger cross-shore.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Wednesday the 26th morning has a 5ft SE swell running with a 16-second period – that’s proper groundswell, folks. The energy is pumping at 1859. The wind is a clean cross-off from the NE. This is the standout of the whole forecast. The setup at Tiki is a point break, and this long-period groundswell is exactly what a point wants. It’ll wrap in nicely and give you some long, peeling lines. The only drag is the score is marginal, so there might be a tide issue, but if you time it right, this is your best shot. The wind stays clean into the afternoon, but the swell dips a bit and the energy drops to 941.

After that, the surf fades fast. Thursday the 27th drops to 3ft, and the rest of the week slides into the doldrums. From Friday the 28th all the way through to Monday the 2nd of September, it’s a long, flat spell with tiny waves and poor conditions. The energy values are mostly in the double digits or low triple digits – just weak, weak stuff.

Tuesday the 3rd of September shows a little pulse of 3ft from the S with a light offshore from the NNW. That’s a clean, glassy morning, but the period is short at 7 seconds and the energy is only 116. It’s surfable but ordinary. You’ll get a few crumbly ones, nothing to get excited about.

The rest of the first week of September is full of tiny, gutless swell. The one bright spot is Tuesday the 8th of September – a 4ft E swell with an 8-second period, light cross-off wind, and a wave comment saying “expect good surf conditions”. The energy is 217. It’s not the monster from the 26th of August, but after a long dry spell, that’ll be a welcome sight for a morning session.

So, the clear winner is Wednesday the 26th of August – that 5ft SE groundswell with the long 16-second period and clean NE cross-off wind. The rest is mostly waiting and watching for that pulse on the 8th of September.

Stay patient, stay stoked.
Rusty.

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