Ristorante or La Toscana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’.

Honestly, mate, this is a tough one. We’re looking at 16 days, and I gotta be straight with you – there’s no real swell of any consequence on the cards. The whole period is a flat spell. We’ve got a solid 16-day stretch where the surf just ain’t gonna be worth paddling out for. The first real bump of energy doesn’t show up until the 18th of July, and even then it’s tiny.

Let’s start with Ristorante or La Toscana (reef). This is an exposed SW spot, and it’s fairly consistent, but the problem is it’s getting nothing. From Thursday the 9th of July right through the whole outlook, the wave comment is “poor surf conditions” – every single session. The combined energy of all swells here is almost always in the single digits or low teens, which is just weak. The biggest number we see is 41 on the 18th of July, but that’s with a tiny 3 ft swell from the WSW and a period of only 6 seconds. That’s short-period, weak windswell, and it’s gonna be chopped up by the onshore breeze in the afternoon.

The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The best chance of a clean wave – if you could call it that – would be the morning of Sunday the 12th of July. It’s glassy, with 2 ft of S swell (6 seconds) and the energy is 39. It’s still poor, but that’s the cleanest you’ll see it. Or the morning of the 18th of July, with a cross-offshore breeze and 3 ft from the WSW. That’s the biggest swell height, but it’s a short period, and the afternoon turns to chop.

There is nothing here that stands out as a standout. The swell is just too small, too short-period, and the winds are often onshore or cross-onshore. For a reef break like this, you need a proper groundswell with some length to it. This is all windswell junk. If you’re desperate, the 18th of July morning is your best bet, but don’t expect much.

This is a quiet period. It’s normal for the area to have flat spells, and this is one of them. The forecasts can change, but as it stands, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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