Terra Mar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s comin’ our way at Terra Mar. This one’s a point break, exposed to the swell, and it’s been gettin’ some solid combined energy readings (475 to 902) through the early part of the period, so there’s definitely pulse in the water. But don’t get too excited just yet – the quality is hammered by the wind.

The water’s sittin’ at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, about 69°, which is a nice little bonus.

The first week is a real mixed bag. Starting Saturday afternoon, July 4th, we’re lookin’ at 3 ft of SSW swell but it’s comin’ with a cross-onshore breeze. That’s gonna leave it choppy and messy. It stays poor through that weekend into Monday morning, July 6th. The swell bumps up slightly to 3 ft to 4 ft, and the combined energy peaks mid-week around Wednesday morning, July 8th, with a 902 reading – moderate energy – but the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore. The period on that mid-week swell is a healthy 16 seconds, so there’s some long-period groundswell character, but it’s being smeared by the breeze. The surf quality is only ever called marginal at best, with scores never gettin’ above a 2. It’s just not clean enough for a good session.

Things go flat and quiet from around July 13th onward. The swell drops down to 2 ft or less, the combined energy falls away (down to 172), and the wind, while light, is still from the wrong direction. There’s no real stand-out session in the entire 16-day run. The strongest combined energy (902 and 867 on July 8th) is wasted by the wind.

If you’re desperate, Tuesday morning, July 7th, and Wednesday morning, July 8th, offer the biggest swells (4 ft) with the best period (16 to 18 seconds), and the wind is just about manageable as an onshore breeze. But even then, it’s marginal. For a point break like this, you’d want clean, offshore wind, and we just aren’t gettin’ it. It’s a poor run, plain and simple.

Stay tuned, mate. These things change.

Rusty

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