Tora Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, crew, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for our stretch of coast. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so let’s break it down day by day without getting ahead of ourselves.

The early part of the window is pretty grim. For the first week, we're looking at small, weak swell and almost constant onshore or cross-shore winds. There’s just no push or shape to anything. The energy is weak, with readings mostly in the 100-700 range, and the swell direction is all over the shop. It’s the kind of flat, junky spell that makes you want to check your gear and maybe fix that leaky wetsuit. There is a glimmer on Friday the 14th afternoon with a slightly better 4ft but it's still a bit of a mess. And then the weekend gets blown out with strong southerly winds kicking up messy, cross-on conditions. No good.

We have to sit through a solid eight or nine days of poor to non-existent surf before the ocean finally wakes up. But when it does, it’s worth the wait.

The real show starts on Wednesday the 19th of August. That’s when we see a proper pulse of groundswell arrive. The energy jumps from that weak stuff to a very strong 3808. That’s a serious jump. We’re looking at 10ft of south swell at 15 seconds, with a light westerly wind keeping things clean. This is the standout of the whole run. Tora Point is a point break, and that’s exactly the kind of spot that handles a long-period south swell like this. It'll be a bit big for the beginners, sure, but for anyone who knows their way around, this is a day to be out there. The offshore direction is NNW, which is nearly perfect for this setup.

The days after that are still good, but a notch below that peak. There’s plenty of size and energy, but the winds get a bit more tricky. Thursday the 20th has some cross-on wind that will chop it up a bit, but there’s still a lot of water moving. The period stays long, so the energy is there, but the surface won't be as clean.

The other true standout is the morning of Friday the 21st of August. We get another clean one: 7ft of south swell at 16 seconds, with a light offshore NNW wind. It’s not as big as Wednesday, but it should be absolutely perfect. The light wind means clean lines, and a point break with that kind of period is going to offer some long, grinding walls.

Saturday the 22nd morning also looks promising. 8ft of south-southwest swell with a light offshore north wind. Again, clean conditions and good size. It seems like we get a couple of mornings in that second week where the winds play nice, and the swell is solid.

The energy stays very strong through the 20th, even breaking the 4000 mark on the afternoon of the 20th. The wave period is often over 15 seconds, which, as we know, can be a bit tricky at beach breaks. But at a point like Tora Point, it's a gift. It just lines up and runs.

So, to wrap it up: forget the first week. It’s a write-off. Save your energy for the glorious run starting Wednesday the 19th, with Friday the 21st looking like the cleanest of the lot. It’ll be big, powerful, and long-period, so it's for experienced surfers. This is a strong finish to the window, just a shame about the start.

That’s the story from here. Rusty, signing off.

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