Tora Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

First up, Tora Point. Right out of the gate on Tuesday the 15th, we’ve got a small but fun 0.9m swell arriving from the SSE with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is decent at 291, and with a light northerly wind in the morning turning cross-off in the afternoon, it’s clean. Not huge, but a nice way to get wet. Water temp is sitting at 13°, which is about normal for this time of year.

Wednesday the 16th is a write-off. Strong offshore winds are blowing like crazy, but the swell drops right off to a tiny 0.4m. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

Thursday the 17th sees a little bump back up to 0.6m with a period of 10 seconds, but the conditions are just ordinary. You could probably find a wave, but it’s nothing to write home about.

Now, Friday the 18th is where things start to get interesting. We’ve got 0.9m of SE swell with a period of 12 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 353. But the real story is the wind. It goes glassy in the morning at Tora Point. That’s a proper session right there. Small but pure.

Saturday the 19th brings a bigger, longer-period groundswell from the SSW. We’re looking at a consistent 0.9m to 1.0m with a period of 14 seconds, and the energy is strong at 546. The wind is light and cross-off in the morning, so conditions are clean. This is a very good little swell, but hold on, because the real gold is coming.

Sunday the 20th is a no-go. The swell jumps to 2.2m, but the period drops to a short 7 seconds, and the wind is onshore from the SSE. Choppy and junky. That’s a day for the couch.

Alright, here it is. Monday the 21st of September is the standout of the entire forecast. The swell comes in at a solid 2.4m from the SSW, with a long 11-second period. The combined energy is massive at 1336. This is proper surf. The wind is light offshore from the NNW in the morning, making for clean, powerful lines at Tora Point. This is an excellent session for experienced surfers. The afternoon backs off a bit to 1.7m but is still very good.

After that high, Tuesday the 22nd turns messy. Onshore southerly winds and a short period chop kill the quality, even though there’s size. Wednesday the 23rd is another day to avoid with strong onshore winds and lumpy conditions, despite some big numbers on the energy scale.

The rest of the week into the 28th and 29th sees the surf drop back down to small, clean conditions, with a glassy morning on Tuesday the 29th for a tiny 0.4m SSW groundswell. Good for a longboard, but nothing that’ll get your heart racing.

Best on offer: Monday, September 21st. Get on it. That’s the one.

Rusty.

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