Ristorante or La Toscana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and settle in—this is a tough one to call.

Look, I won't sugarcoat it: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and frustrating for us here at Ristorante (La Toscana). You’re looking at a long stretch of barely any real swell, with only a few fleeting moments that might get you out of the house. Let’s break it down.

We kick off from Wednesday morning, August 19th, with almost nothing—just a tiny 0.3ft swell from the west. The water is a balmy 83°F, which is a solid 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s feeling more like a bath than the ocean. But don’t get fooled; the combined wave energy is a measly (1), so it’s flat as a pancake. That glassy morning with zero wind is a tease, but there’s simply no wave to ride.

Things stay pretty dismal through the rest of August. We get a few mornings with clean, glassy conditions, like Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd, but the swell is tiny—2ft and 0.7ft—with weak energy (34 and 3). Even the mornings with a light offshore breeze, like Tuesday the 25th, only push up a 3ft swell from the southwest, and the energy is still weak (66). The score is basically a 1 out of 10 for those sessions—surfable but very ordinary.

There’s a glimmer on the morning of Friday, August 28th. We get a 4ft southwest swell with a 6-second period, moderate energy (120), and a clean offshore wind from the northeast. That’s the best of the first week, but it’s still not a standout. The waves will be small and a bit gutless, but at least they’ll be clean for a few hours.

Then we hit a real gap. From the afternoon of August 28th through the end of the month, it’s all poor surf conditions again. The mornings of the 29th, 30th, and 31st are glassy, but the swell is tiny—2ft, 1ft, and 1ft—with negligible energy (32, 5, 9). Not worth paddling out for.

The first week of September doesn’t look much better. The morning of Wednesday, September 2nd, offers a 4ft southwest swell, glassy conditions, and clean surf. The energy is still moderate (65), and it’s a 1 out of 10. It’s surfable, but don’t expect any barrels.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Thursday, September 3rd. We’ve got a 3ft swell from the west-southwest, glassy conditions, and clean waves. The energy is moderate (95), and the score is a 1. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s still a far cry from epic.

Given the long-period (6 seconds) swell is short and the waves will be small and weak, this is a spot for intermediates at best. The crowds are listed as "sometimes," so you might have a few friends out, but with this quality, it’ll be quiet.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for a paddle, target the mornings of August 28th, September 2nd, or September 3rd. Everything else is a write-off. The next two weeks are a real test of patience.

Rusty.

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