KM-200 - Totoritas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Totoritas over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough run. The finder’s come up empty for any real quality waves across the whole 16-day window. The only spot the guidance has flagged is Totoritas, a point break that’s fairly consistent and exposed to a SW swell, but the numbers just aren’t backing it up for a proper session.

Looking at the pattern, Sunday the 6th starts with a small 3 ft SW swell at 13 seconds, which is that longer-period groundswell that could shape up nicely at a point break, but with onshore wind and a combined wave energy of just 348, it’s looking weak. There’s nothin’ to get excited about here – scores are flat across the board. Through Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th, the swell drops to 2 ft to 3 ft and the conditions get choppy, with a gentle cross-onshore breeze messin’ it up by Tuesday afternoon. The energy stays low, between 250 and 331.

From Wednesday the 9th through to Monday the 21st of September, it’s a long, quiet stretch. Swell heights bob between 1 ft and 3 ft, periods come and go from a short 11 seconds up to a very long 20 seconds on Saturday the 19th, but it doesn’t matter – the wave quality is consistently rated as poor. Energy readings stay below 400, mostly in the weak to moderate range, and the wind keeps switching between light onshore and cross-onshore. There’s not one morning or afternoon that breaks into the marginal zone with enough good juice. The onshore wind on the 19th morning (WSW, 6 mph) might look glassy at first, but the swell is barely 1 ft.

So, here’s the deal: there are no standouts. The whole 16 days is a gap with no real surf on offer. For a spot like Totoritas that’s fairly consistent, this is a quiet spell, but it’s normal for an area when the swell windows don’t line up. Don’t bother paddlin’ out unless you’re desperate for a float – you’ll be waiting for waves that never show. Come back in a week or two; forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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