Todasana Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let me tell ya, the outlook for Todasana over the next couple of weeks is a bit of a tough one to swallow. We’ve got a long, long stretch of nothing much happening before a couple of windows where things get mildly interesting. For the most part, if you’re after clean, fun waves, you’re going to be twiddling your thumbs.

Right from the get-go, Monday the 10th of August through to the afternoon of Monday the 17th of August is basically a write-off. A solid week of poor surf conditions with cross-onshore winds from the E and ENE, keeping the surface choppy and ugly. Swell is small, mostly around 3 ft to 4 ft from the NE with short periods of 6 to 7 seconds – just junky, wind-affected slop. The combined energy is weak to moderate, maxing out around (150) on Thursday morning but it’s all spoiled by the wind. The water temp sits at 80°F, which is about 1°F cooler than usual – pretty unremarkable for this time of year.

We finally see a glimmer on Friday morning, 14th of August. A cross-offshore SE breeze at 12 mph cleans things up nicely, and we get a pulse of moderate energy (382) with a 6 ft NE swell, period 8 seconds. The score is still a 1 out of 10, which says “marginal” – not classic, but it’s the best early option. Saturday morning, 15th of August, also offers hope with a similar 6 ft NE swell (energy 522) but a cross-shore wind from the E at 12 mph puts a cross-chop on it. Still, for those desperate for a paddle, these two mornings are the only real windows in the first ten days.

After that, it’s back to the grind until Tuesday morning, 18th of August. A SE cross-offshore breeze at just 6 mph brings clean conditions again, with a 4 ft NE swell. The energy is moderate (169), and the surf is described as surfable but very ordinary. Worth a look if you’re local and need a fix, but don’t expect much.

The standout of the whole outlook, and it’s a slim pick, is Friday morning, 14th of August. Todasana is a reef and point setup, and while the swell is NE (not hitting the optimum NNE direction), it’s the only time we get a clean, cross-offshore wind with a decent 6 ft of swell. The energy is moderate (382). The period is short at 8 seconds, so it won’t have great shape, but the clean conditions make it the best on offer. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so you might have a few others with the same idea.

From the 19th of August onwards, we slide back into a pattern of cross-onshore winds and poor surf, with swell sticking around 4 ft to 5 ft but all messed up by the wind. The second week is a bit of a dud, with the only real glimmer being that Tuesday morning the 18th.

Bottom line: if you can, get out Friday morning the 14th or Saturday morning the 15th. Otherwise, keep the board in the car for the 18th. The rest is a case of waiting for another system to roll through. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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