Circoletto (Rome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it's a pretty bleak run for the Rome area at the moment. We're looking at a real stretch of flatness and junk. From now through to the 20th of July, there's essentially nothing surfable. A lot of those days are just flat, with zero energy. A few tiny ripples show up, like a 1ft, 3-second thing on Saturday the 20th, but that's pure wind chop and not worth paddling out for.

The one real standout, and it's the only one, is on Tuesday the 21st of July. Early morning at Circoletto (Rome) we get a pulse of swell. The wave energy jumps up to a moderate 281, with a 5ft swell from the west, but the period is a short 6 seconds, so it's wind swell, not groundswell. The real beauty here is the wind. It's a clean, light offshore from the NE at just 6 mph, making for some cleaner faces. That 5ft is about the top end of what's manageable for most intermediates, but it's still good fun. The afternoon gets messy with a strong cross-onshore breeze, so stick to the dawn patrol. Keep in mind, this spot is an advanced wave and inconsistent, so you need to be on your game and know that it doesn't always fire. Plus, it can get crowded often.

After that Tuesday peak, it's back to small, weak, and mostly onshore junk through the 26th. A few small pulses of west swell (2ft to 5ft) roll through on the 23rd and 24th, but the wind is either cross or cross-onshore and fresh, just blowing the crap out of it. That 5ft on the 24th, with a 19 mph cross breeze, is honestly more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-session.

Water temp is sitting at 80°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need a thick wetsuit.

So, there you have it. One day to circle on the calendar: the morning of the 21st. The rest is a long gap of waiting. But you know how it goes in summer – it won't stay poor forever.
Rusty.

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