Chia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’ve got the lowdown for the stretch ahead. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, this is a dry spell. For break called Chia, we’re looking at a solid stretch of nothing – zero surf – from now through to most of next week. The first pulse of any size doesn’t show up until Saturday the 22nd of August, and even then it’s nothing to write home about.

Chia (Sardinia) is our only game in town here, and the water is sitting at a balmy 85°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – a solid 7° above the norm.

Saturday the 22nd of August offers the best of a very quiet period. The morning shows 3 ft of swell coming out of the southeast with a short, weak period of 5 seconds and combined energy of just 46 (weak). The wind is light cross-off, keeping the surface clean. By the afternoon, the wind goes glassy, the swell holds at 3 ft from the southeast, the period edges up to 6 seconds, and energy rises to 61 (still weak). It’s small and clean, but the crowd potential is there. For a beginner-friendly break that’s fairly consistent, this is the standout, but it’s not big.

After that, the surf drops back to tiny or flat again. Tuesday the 25th of August afternoon sees a jump in wave energy to 141 (moderate) with 4 ft of west swell at 6 seconds, but that clean look is ruined by 16 mph cross-off wind that makes it an ugly, blown-out option.

The only other mention is Wednesday the 26th of August morning – 3 ft west swell at 8 seconds, energy at 86 (weak), with a gentle offshore from the NNW. It’s surfable but very ordinary, and the conditions are just barely okay.

This is a tough 16-day window. There is no proper swell on the horizon, and even the modest spikes are let down by bad timing with the wind. For a place like Chia, it tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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