Terra Mar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at what’s coming down the line for Terra Mar. To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a bit of a grind. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, marginal surf, and it’s going to take a week and a half before we see anything that even gets the heart rate up.

The first few days are a tough watch. From Tuesday the 18th right through to the end of the month, we’ve got a persistent run of weak, onshore wind conditions. The swell is tiny, mostly hanging around 1 ft to 3 ft, and it’s all coming from the SSW. The period is decent at times, hitting 16–17 seconds, which is a proper long-period groundswell, but that energy is just not showing up. The combined energy is weak, hovering between 181 and 451 – it’s barely a ripple. The wind is a killer here, coming from the WSW and SW, mostly onshore or cross-onshore, keeping the surface messy. The water temp is about average for this time of year. For a beginner-friendly point break like Terra Mar, this is a flat spell. There’s really nothing to recommend here.

You’ll be waiting a full 11 days before there’s a glimmer of hope. The best window of the whole outlook comes on Saturday, the 29th of August. The morning session has a combined swell energy of 750 (moderate), with a 3 ft SSW swell pushing in at a 17-second period. That’s a proper groundswell. The wind is forecast to be light and onshore, which is far from perfect, but it’s the best we’re going to get. The wave comment calls it marginal, but for this stretch, it’s the standout. The afternoon picks up a little more size to 4 ft, and the energy bumps to 838, but the wind shifts to a cross-onshore, making it a bit messier. For a consistent point, this is the day to be checking the tide.

Sunday the 30th keeps the size at 4 ft from the SSW, but the energy drops off a touch. The morning is a cross-on mess, but the afternoon has light onshore winds and a 15-second period. It’s still not clean, but it’s ridable if you’re desperate. After that, it fades back into the small stuff for the first couple of days of September.

Honestly, the whole 16-day run is a test of patience. The best of a bad bunch is the last weekend of August, but even then, don’t expect any magic. Terra Mar is a consistent spot, so it tends not to stay this poor for long, but this is a blank run.

Stay keen, check the tides, and don’t drive too far for this one.

Rusty.

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