Torre Bank Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what's coming up for the next couple of weeks for Torre Bank.

Honestly, it's a grim outlook. We’re staring down a long, quiet spell with barely a ripple of real energy. The first surf we see is on Tuesday, 25 August, but the wave heights are tiny and the period is short, so it's a flat day in all but name. The entire 16-day window is dominated by small, weak swell, with combined energy levels barely climbing out of the basement – we’re talking a weak-energy reading of 28 at best, and most days it's well under 100.

The water temp here is about what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

The first week is a bust for any proper waves. Tuesday the 25th has a tiny 2 ft S swell with a 5-second interval, and a stiff cross-off wind. Clean conditions but absolutely no power. Wednesday the 26th is smaller, with just 1 ft of SSW swell. The only bright spot is Thursday the 27th morning, where we get a glassy surface with the wind dropping to zero – a beautiful, clean morning with no wind, but the swell is a meager 1 ft from the ESE. It's flat, but the morning coffee would be better spent on the sand.

The weekend and the start of the following week are a total flat spell. Swell heights drop to 1 ft or less, energy values sink to single digits, and by the 31st we’re looking at near-zero wave activity. You could stand on the sandbar and not get your feet wet.

There’s a tiny bump of energy around the 4th and 5th of September, with the combined energy climbing back to 12 and some 2 ft swell from the SE and SW. It’s still a long way from being rideable, with short intervals and generally poor surf conditions. The wind patterns are a mixed bag, with some clean morning windows from the NW, but the swell just isn't there to back it up.

Looking further into the second week, around the 8th of September, we see a similar story. A 1 ft swell from the SSW with a 5-second interval and a clean cross-off wind from the NNE. The energy reading is 12, which is still in that weak range. It’s not going to get you out of your wetsuit.

Bottom line: There are no standouts. No surf to get excited about. It’s a classic flat spell for this area, and this much of a gap without recommendations is pretty standard when the conditions are like this. Keep the board in the car just in case a sneaky pulse shows up, but don't hold your breath. The forecasts can change, but right now, the ocean is taking a nap.

Rusty.

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