Ristorante or La Toscana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Honestly, looking at this stretch, it’s a pretty grim run for any decent waves. We’ve got a solid 16 days here, but the first real chance of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t even show up until well into the second week. From Saturday the 8th all the way through to the middle of the month, it’s just tiny, weak, and mostly messy. You’ll be looking at flat spells and days where the combined energy barely crawls into double digits – a lot of zeros and single-digit energy values (like 10 or 2). That’s just not enough to push a decent wave.

The one spot we’ve got to work with is Ristorante, a reef break that’s fairly consistent but needs a good SW swell direction to really light up. The water temperature is sitting at a very unusual 84°, which is a massive 6° warmer than average for this time of year. That’s freakishly warm, something you’d normally only see in a tropical pool, not the open ocean.

Now, if you’re patient, there is a small window. Around Wednesday the 19th, we start to see a little life. On the 19th morning, a clean offshore NE breeze at 6 mph meets a small 2 ft S swell with a period of 4 seconds. The energy is still weak at 13, but the wind is right. By Thursday morning the 20th, we get a slightly better 2 ft swell from the S, with a 6-second period, NNE wind at 6 mph giving us a clean cross-off, and the energy climbs to 43. That’s the pick of the whole outlook – tiny but clean.

There’s not a single standout session in this entire forecast. Nothing gets over 3 ft, and the only real quality wind windows are glassy or offshore, but the swell is just too small to make it worthwhile for paddle surfing. Honestly, if you’re desperate for some kind of action on those days with a bit of cross-on wind and a small bump, it might look more interesting for a kite surfer than anyone on a longboard.

So, the bottom line: a whole lot of waiting for very little reward. The first half of the month is a washout. The second half offers a couple of mornings that are clean but tiny. Don’t expect to get wet until around August 19th at the earliest, and even then, keep your expectations low.

Rusty.

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