Ristorante or La Toscana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checking in with a look at what’s on the table for the region. I've got to be straight with you—it's looking pretty grim across the entire 16-day stretch. The only spot in the game is Ristorante, also known as La Toscana, a reef break that fairly consistently picks up swell. There’s simply no decent surf on offer right now, and the forecasts show nothing but poor conditions all the way through.

The forecast period kicks off with a total flat spell from the start. For the first few days, there is no swell to speak of, with the combined energy of all swells directed here reading a big fat zero (0). That's about as weak as it gets—just dead calm and glassy mornings, but with nothing to ride. This blank run carries on, broken only by tiny, weak pulses that struggle to hit even 1 ft. The water temperature is a standout, though—it’s sitting at a very unusual 79°, about 5° warmer than normal for this time of year. Unseasonably warm, sure, but it won’t help the surf.

From around July 6th, we see a few fleeting moments of glassy conditions, like on Monday morning with a 1 ft swell from the WSW, but it's so small and weak (combined energy of 4) it's barely a ripple. Tuesday morning is similarly glassy but with only 0.3 ft on offer. These are not surfable waves, just clean water with no push.

The pattern continues through the first week and into the second—mostly small, short-period wind swells from the S and SSW, with heights lingering around 1 ft to 2 ft. The combined energy stays in the feeble single digits most days, occasionally bumping up to 25 or 29, which is still very weak. Winds are often onshore or cross-onshore in the afternoons, adding chop to an already hopeless situation. The early mornings offer occasional glass or cross-offshore breezes, but with next to no swell, it's not doing us any favors.

By July 17th, we finally see a little more size—3 ft from the S on Friday morning, with a combined energy of 56, which is still in the weak range. But the wind is cross-shore, and the condition is described as "moderate cross-shore with a cross-chop." It's still poor surf.

The best of a bad bunch comes on July 19th, a Sunday morning. We’ve got a 3 ft swell from the WSW, combined energy up to 53, and glassy conditions with a light NNE breeze. This is the closest we get to something clean, but the swell is still tiny, short-period (6 seconds), and overall quality is rated poor. The afternoon sees the swell hit 3 ft, but the onshore wind kicks in and messes it up.

After that, the final days of the outlook—July 20th—show the energy dropping back down into the weak zone, with poor, choppy conditions to finish. There's no standout period, no moment worth paddling out for. Honestly, this stretch looks more suited to kite surfing than paddle surfing, if you're into that kind of thing.

To sum it up: we’ve got a long, lean 16 days ahead with hardly any swell, and what does show up is too weak and poorly aligned to do anything with. The consistency is there at Ristorante, but consistency doesn’t mean much when there's nothing to surf. Forecasts can always change, but right now it’s a waiting game.

Stay patient. Rusty out.

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