Terra Mar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Terra Mar over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, it's a slow start. The first decent surf we see won't be until Sunday the 6th. Up until then, the waves are small and the wind is messy, so keep your board on the roof for now.

Sunday the 6th is our first chance. The swell builds to a solid 6ft from the South, with a period of 14 seconds, pushing a good amount of energy through (1446). The wind swings offshore from the North, cleaning things right up. This is the standout morning of the whole outlook. Terra Mar is a point break, and this long period S swell will wrap in nicely. The wave energy is moderate to strong, and with that offshore breeze, you're looking at clean, peelable lines. The water temperature is a very unusual 75°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.

The surf holds into the afternoon too, unchanged at 6ft from the S, with a bit less period (13 seconds). Offshore wind from the NNE keeps it clean.

After that, it turns messy again. Monday the 7th sees the swell jump to 7-7ft from the SSW, but the wind swings cross-onshore and gets choppy. The energy is there (over 1500), but the quality drops right off. This setup is better for kite surfing than paddling.

From Tuesday the 8th through the 16th, it's a downhill slide. The waves shrink back down below 3ft and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore from the West or WNW. There's a short window on the morning of Thursday the 10th with clean offshore wind from the SSW and a 3ft SW swell with a very long 17-second period, but the overall score is still weak – it'll be small and the long period will make it fat on a beach break but at Terra Mar point it might offer a few.

The second week, from around the 11th onward, is bleak. Consistent small waves under 3ft, poor to marginal conditions, and mostly onshore winds. The energy dips into the low hundreds, and by the 17th it's barely registering over 300. The last few days, the 18th and 19th, see a tiny lift back up to 3ft from the SW with a long period (18-20 seconds), but the wind is still cross-onshore, so don't get too excited.

So the call is simple: if you want the best of it, be at Terra Mar on Sunday the 6th. That’s the cleanest, most consistent window of the whole 16 days.

Rusty.

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