Surf Forecasts:
Terra Mar surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 487 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Terra Mar this week:
The surf forecast for Terra Mar over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Terra Mar in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terra Mar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Terra Mar. Gotta be straight with you—this stretch of the next two weeks is a real tough one. There’s no standout swell on the cards, and the wind wants to mess things up for the most part. We’re looking at a long, blank run of poor surf conditions, with only a flicker of something borderline right at the very end.
So, here’s the deal. The entire first week and a half is pretty much written off. From the start of the window, the water is a balmy 76° – that’s a full 8° warmer than you'd expect for this time of year, which is very unusual – but the surf is tiny and weak. For the first several days, we’re stuck with small, weak swell under 3ft. The combined wave energy stays weak to moderate, barely getting into the triple digits (like 387 on Saturday the 1st), and the wind is a constant onshore breeze from the WSW. It’s just not happening for a paddle.
This poor run of no surf stretches all the way from Saturday the 1st right through until, well, we don’t see anything worth getting excited about until maybe the end of the second week. There’s a real gap of quiet, small days here. The swell does eventually get a little bump in height, but it’s accompanied by cross-onshore breezes that are going to make it messy and choppy.
The one single session that even gets a “marginal” nod is the afternoon of Saturday the 15th. Even then, the conditions are described as “gentle cross-onshore and fairly choppy.” The swell bumps up to just 3ft from the SSW, with a moderate energy reading of 558. The wind is coming from the W at 9 mph, which is cross-onshore. The rest of that weekend into the 16th just goes back to poor quality.
Honestly, for a point break like Terra Mar that’s exposed to the swell but needs clean conditions, this forecast is a write-off for surfing. With the constant onshore and cross-onshore wind and small, weak swell, this setup would honestly look more interesting for a kite surfer than someone paddling out.
We’ll have to wait and see if the forecasts change, ’cause this is a grim outlook for the area.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 119 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 107 | 104 | 162 | 127 | 160 | 113 | 114 | 126 | 329 | 243 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.91m | 12:28PM1.79m | 00:00AM1.72m | 1:00PM1.85m | 00:51AM1.51m | 1:39PM1.90m | 2:08AM1.31m | 2:31PM1.95m | 4:24AM1.20m | 3:37PM2.01m | 6:47AM1.26m | 4:52PM2.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.95m | 5:58AM0.49m | 6:16PM0.93m | 6:22AM0.63m | 7:18PM0.90m | 6:48AM0.78m | 8:38PM0.85m | 7:19AM0.94m | 10:16PM0.74m | 8:03AM1.09m | 11:46PM0.55m | 9:34AM1.20m | 00:52AM0.34m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 289 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 23 | 25 | 83 | 13 | 14 | 107 | 104 | 162 | 127 | 160 | 113 | 114 | 84 | 329 | 111 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 13 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 12 | W 5 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 119 | 91 | 19 | 83 | 80 | 91 | 54 | 85 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 25 | 79 | 126 | 114 | 243 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 13 | W 4 | W 5 | W 12 | W 15 |
| kJ | 77 | 88 | 20 | 88 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 91 | 58 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 60 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 115 | 115 | 0 |
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