Ancona Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's coming up for Ancona over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it's a pretty quiet start. We're looking at a stretch of really small, weak, and often messy conditions. For the first week or so, from Monday the 14th through to the 22nd of September, it's mostly flat or tiny wind slop with next to no energy. You'll see a lot of zeros in the combined swell energy – that's just a dead ocean for surfing. There's a brief tease on the 18th with a glassy 1ft on Friday morning, but the period is only 5 seconds, so it's just tiny, weak windswell. Not really worth paddling out for unless you're desperate for a splash.

We've got a big gap here, almost no surf worth mentioning for over a week. But hang in there, because things change.

The first sign of life comes on Tuesday the 22nd morning. We get a little bump of NNE swell at 3ft with a 6-second period. The combined energy is still low at 75, but the wind is cross-offshore from the WNW and it's clean. It's "surfable but very ordinary" – the sort of thing that gets your hopes up a little. Not a standout, just a sign the ocean's waking up.

Now, here's the real deal. The standout window is Friday the 25th of September. We see a proper pulse of NE swell arriving. Friday morning is the pick: 5ft of NE swell, period of 6 seconds, with a light offshore wind from the WSW. That offshore wind is key – it'll keep the waves clean and peeling down the point. The combined energy jumps to a solid 201, which is moderate and tells you there's some proper push behind it. For a beginner-friendly point break like Ancona, 5ft is on the bigger side, so it might be a bit much for absolute beginners, but for everyone else, this is the morning to clear the schedule. Expect clean lines and some fun rides.

Later on Friday afternoon the wind swings cross-shore and it gets a bit messy. The swell holds at 6ft but with the wind chop, it's marginal.

Saturday the 26th still has some size – 5ft from the NE in the morning – with a light offshore SSW wind keeping things clean. The energy is still moderate at 146. It's surfable, but not as crisp as Friday morning.

After that, the swell fades through Sunday and into the following week. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no weird surprises there.

So, the call is simple: if you can only pick one session, make it Friday the 25th morning at Ancona. It's the best on offer in a pretty lean period.

Rusty, signing out.

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