Ristorante or La Toscana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. We’ve got a pretty grim outlook for the next couple of weeks, so don’t go getting your hopes up just yet.

The long-range picture is flat, or close to it, for a solid stretch. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t show up until Friday the 11th of September, which is a long way off. Before that, there’s a massive gap of nothing but tiny, weak waves and poor conditions. From Saturday the 29th of August all the way through to Thursday the 10th of September, the swell is tiny, the period is short, and the winds are mostly onshore or cross-shore. The only spot on the radar is Ristorante or La Toscana, a reef break that’s fairly consistent, but it's exposed to a SW swell that just isn’t showing up. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 83°.

Now, let’s talk about the one standout – and it’s a bit of a “maybe”. On Friday the 11th of September, we finally see a pulse. The morning looks best: a 3ft swell from the south, with a period of 6 seconds. That’s a short-period swell, so it won’t have much grunt, but the combined energy is 61 (moderate), so there’s a little bit of life. The wind is glassy from the north, which is a huge plus. The waves will be clean, but ordinary. It’s not going to be firing, but it’s the only window in the whole run where you might get a few fun ones. The afternoon turns cross-onshore, so get it early.

The rest of the 16-day window is a write-off. The swell is non-existent or too small, the wind is mostly onshore, and the energy readings are pathetic – often single digits. There’s a lot of glassy mornings, but with no swell to work with, it’s just a flat, pretty ocean. If you’re a kite surfer, the afternoon on Saturday the 5th of September has a 16 mph cross-shore wind and a 2ft chop, but that’s about it. For paddle surfing, it’s a long, dry spell.

Rusty out.

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