Terra Mar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking at Terra Mar.

To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are a real mixed bag. We’ve got a long stretch of small, onshore, and just plain messy conditions to work through before we finally see a little window of something half-decent. The water is sitting at a very warm 76°F, which is 9°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a solid anomaly, so the water feels like a warm bath.

The first recommendation doesn’t pop up until Monday, August 3rd, and honestly, it’s nothing to get excited about. We’re looking at tiny 2ft SW swell with a long 13-second period, but the wind is a cross-on W at 9 mph, making it choppy and poor. The combined energy is weak (119). This is a beginner-level point break, but even a beginner would struggle to find a ride here. Monday afternoon and Tuesday are more of the same – small, onshore, zero quality. The score is a flat zero across the board.

We roll through Wednesday the 5th, Thursday the 6th, and Friday the 7th with the same story: small SW to SSW swells, 2ft to 2ft, with onshore winds and poor surf. The energy picks up a bit on Friday (448) and Saturday the 8th (430), but the conditions are still onshore. The swell is long-period (17-19 seconds) which is a groundswell, but it’s not making any difference because the wind is ruining it. This is a point break, so it can handle a long-period swell, but not with a cross-on breeze.

The pattern continues through the second week. Sunday the 9th sees a 3ft SSW swell with 15-second period and light onshore wind, but the score is still zero. The energy is strong (443), but the wave comment says it all: “poor surf conditions.” Monday the 10th, Tuesday the 11th, Wednesday the 12th – all small, messy, and cross-on. The wind just won’t play ball.

Finally, we get a flicker of hope on Monday, August 17th. The afternoon shows a 2ft SSW swell with a 15-second period, wind shifts to a light cross-off from the NNW at 6 mph, and the wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” The energy is solid at 353. This is the only window where the stars align for clean, workable waves at Terra Mar. It’s small, but it’ll be clean. That’s your standout, but it’s a long way out and the swell is small, so don’t get your hopes too high.

The next day, Tuesday the 18th, we’re back to a choppy, cross-on 4ft W swell with a short 8-second period, which is just sloppy and not worth paddling out for.

So, the honest truth: there’s one afternoon in the entire 16-day window that looks surfable, and it’s the afternoon of Monday, August 17th. For a beginner-friendly point, it’s not the greatest run. The rest is a washout. If you’re desperate, keep an eye on that Monday, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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