Terra Mar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next couple of weeks at Terra Mar.

To be straight with you, the forecast for Terra Mar is a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a solid run of swell, but the quality is seriously held back by the conditions. The water is much warmer than usual for this time of year, sitting at 73°F, which is a big anomaly of 5°F – that’s a real standout, feels more like a tropical lagoon than a point break.

We start off with some clean, long-period groundswell. Saturday morning the 25th sees a 1.0ft SSW swell at 21 seconds, with a light onshore breeze. The combined energy is moderate (911). The waves will be there, but the report says it’s marginal, likely due to tide. By Sunday the 26th, the swell bumps up to 1ft from the SW, still with a long 19-second period, and the energy is building (938). The wind stays light and onshore, so it’s surfable but nothing to write home about.

The best wave energy arrives from Monday the 27th through to Thursday the 30th. Monday morning shows a 1ft SSW swell, 18-second period, with strong energy (1150). The wind is still light and onshore – that’s the killer here. If it swung offshore, this would be a standout. The waves are there, but the onshore flow is keeping them a bit messy. The swell direction (SSW) is almost directly from the optimum direction (WSW), so it’s hitting the point well.

The biggest swell of the period hits on Friday the 31st, with a 7ft S swell at 14 seconds. The combined energy is a powerful 1640, but the wind is a cross-onshore 9 mph, making it choppy. At this size, it’s pushing into expert territory, and with the wind on it, this is looking more like a kiteboarding session than a clean paddle session.

Things drop off quickly after the 1st of August. By Sunday the 2nd, the swell is down to 1.0ft, and the energy is weak (305). From Monday the 3rd all the way through to Sunday the 9th, we’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny, mostly under 0.7ft, with weak energy (under 200). The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, and the reports are all calling it poor. That’s a solid eight-day gap with nothing worth paddling out for.

So, what’s the best on offer? Honestly, the standout here is the consistency of the swell from the 27th to the 30th, but it’s a conditional one. Saturday morning the 25th has the best quality with that 21-second period and light wind, but it’s small. If you want size, Friday the 31st has the most power, but it’s windy and for experts only. For a normal surfer, the pick of the week is Thursday the 30th afternoon: a 6ft S swell at 14 seconds, with a light onshore breeze and very strong energy (1374). That’s the closest we get to a good session, but don’t expect perfection.

Rusty.

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