Terra Mar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, it's Rusty here. Let's get stuck into the outlook for Terra Mar. It's a bit of a flat spell we're looking at, so strap in.

Right now, the water is sitting at a toasty 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might not even need the full spring suit.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty quiet. We've got a long stretch of small, weak swell and mostly cross-onshore winds. There's a lot of days where the surf is just not worth paddling out. From Wednesday the 19th of August all the way through to the end of the month, we're looking at small waves, mostly under 3 ft, with a lot of days getting a "poor" call. The energy is weak, with combined swell energy often sitting below 500 (451, 432, 318). That's pretty gutless. The wind is mostly light, but it's coming from the west or southwest, which is onshore or cross-onshore here, so it's chopping up what little swell there is.

There's a bit of a lift in the energy around the 29th of August, with a 4 ft to 4 ft SSW swell and a 17-second period. The combined energy jumps up to 882, which is moderate, and it's a long-period groundswell, which is good for points. But it's still a marginal call, and the wind is still cross-onshore, so it's not going to be clean.

The only real standout in this whole outlook is the very end of the run. On Thursday the 3rd of September, we've got a late afternoon window that looks promising. The swell is 2 ft from the SW, with a 15-second period, giving us a combined energy of 324. The wind is set to go glassy, which is a major positive. That means clean, smooth conditions. For a point break like Terra Mar, which is fairly consistent and exposed to the swell, that could be a fun little session on a longboard. It's a long way out, so don't book the day off work yet, but keep an eye on it.

Everything else is a bit of a write-off. If you're desperate, you could try and make the most of the small, weak days, but it's more of a paddle than a surf. Given the consistent onshore wind and small swell, this setup actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of the period.

Rusty.

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