Ristorante or La Toscana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good hard look at what’s on the table for the next couple weeks. I gotta be straight with you right off the bat – this isn't going to be a classic. The forecast is pretty flat for a long stretch, and what little bumps we get are mostly slop. The only real spot we’ve got to work with is Ristorante, a reef setup that needs a solid SW groundswell to come to life. We’ve got a total blank run kicking things off, with absolutely nothing surfable from now through to the end of next week.

We’re looking at nearly a week of next-to-nothing. From Wednesday the 12th of August all the way through to Tuesday the 18th, the swell is barely a ripple. The water temp here is sitting about average for the time of year, so no surprises there, but you won’t be needing a wetsuit for any waves anyway – there just aren’t any. The wind is light and often glassy, which is a shame because it’s wasted on a flat ocean.

Finally, on Tuesday the 18th of August, we see the tiniest pulse of life, but it’s desperate. A weak S swell of 2ft - 2ft creeps in with a period of 5-6 seconds. The combined wave energy is a measly 22-24, which is barely a whisper. It’s clean in the morning, but the swell is so short-period and weak it’s hardly worth the paddle. This is still poor surf.

We start to see a more substantial bump arrive around Wednesday the 19th of August. A S swell pushes up to 3ft, with period still sitting at a weak 6 seconds. The combined energy climbs to 81 in the morning. The wind is offshore (E) and clean, so the conditions are tidy, but the waves are going to be weak and crumbly. On Friday the 21st of August, conditions look a bit more interesting for the kites. The afternoon sees a S swell of 3ft and a jump in combined energy to 106, but with onshore SW winds at 12 mph, it’s going to be a messy, onshore wind-swell situation. For a paddle surfer, it’s a pass.

The standout window, if you can call it that, is Saturday the 22nd of August. The swell holds around 4ft from the WSW with a period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy sits at 102. The problem? It’s blown out by onshore SW wind all day. The setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The only potential diamond in the rough comes on Thursday the 27th of August. We’ve got a clean, gentle offshore wind from the NE at 9 mph blowing over a 1ft WSW swell. The period is 5 seconds, and the energy is only 13, so it’s tiny, but it will be the cleanest, most lined-up wave of the entire two-week run. It’s a junk-wave, but it’ll be a pretty junk-wave.

Bottom line: There is absolutely no standout surf in this entire 16-day window. The most you can hope for is a few clean ankle-biters on the 27th. Keep your board in the car and your eyes on the forecast – it tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change. Rusty.

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