Terrace Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Terrace is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the SW, with light wind from the SW, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | SW |
| Best wind | light wind from the SW |
| Best tide | high & incoming |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-10-05 18:30 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 3.9 ft |
| Dominant period | 9s |
| Swell direction | E (100°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 44097 (43 mi away) |
| Wind | 14 kt from the W — NDBC NWPR1 (45 mi away) |
Terrace 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Terrace from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Oct 5 | 3–4 ft | 5s N | 21 kt NW |
| Tue Oct 6 | 2–3 ft | 4s NW | 22 kt NW |
| Wed Oct 7 | 1–5 ft | 6s SSE | 21 kt WSW |
| Thu Oct 8 | 3–5 ft | 6s SSW | 21 kt WSW |
| Fri Oct 9 | 2–3 ft | 5s SSW | 12 kt WNW |
| Sat Oct 10 | 2–4 ft | 6s S | 14 kt WSW |
| Sun Oct 11 | 1–3 ft | 6s SE | 12 kt SSW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8510560 (Montauk, Fort Pond Bay), the nearest tide station (2 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 01:47 — High 2.131 ft
- 2026-06-06 08:35 — Low 0.329 ft
- 2026-06-06 14:37 — High 1.879 ft
- 2026-06-06 20:47 — Low 0.779 ft
- 2026-06-07 02:28 — High 2.038 ft
- 2026-06-07 09:17 — Low 0.354 ft
Frequently asked
Is Terrace working right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-10-05 18:30 UTC), Terrace is fair: the live 2–4 ft medium-period swell from the E is off its ideal SW direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is strong from the W.
Is Terrace good for beginners?
Terrace is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for Terrace?
Terrace tends to be best on a high incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.
What swell direction is best for Terrace?
The best swell direction for Terrace is from the southwest (SW). Swell arriving from the southwest lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for Terrace?
Terrace is most often good with light wind from the southwest (SW) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Terrace come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 44097) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Montauk, Fort Pond Bay). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Terrace is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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