Circoletto (Rome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next 16 days around Circoletto (Rome) are a tough watch. We're looking at a long, drawn-out run of tiny, weak waves and poor conditions. There's no standout session, no hidden gem, just a waiting game for something, anything, to show up.

The first sign of any rideable surf doesn't appear until Friday, August 1st. Before that, we're looking at flat, messy, or ankle-biting junk. From July 30th through August 1st, it's a write-off. The swell is puny, the wind is mostly cross-on from the west, and the energy is virtually non-existent. The water is a warm 82°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least you won't be cold while you're sitting there waiting for a wave that never comes.

We finally get a little pulse on Friday, August 1st. The morning shows a clean, cross-off breeze from the north with a light wind of 3 mph. The swell is still tiny at 2 ft from the WNW with a weak period of 5 seconds, and the combined energy is a measly 21 (weak). It's not good, but it's the best we've got for a while. The afternoon will chop it up with a cross-on westerly.

Saturday, August 2nd morning offers a similar story: 2 ft, clean cross-off wind, but still no power. The rest of the first week and into the second week is a ghost town of flat spells and onshore slop. The mornings are often glassy, but with zero swell, it doesn't matter.

The only flicker of anything slightly different comes on Wednesday, August 6th. The morning brings a clean, light offshore wind from the NE, and the swell pushes up to 3 ft from the SSE. The period is still a short 4 seconds, and the combined energy is 32 (weak), but it's the biggest swell of the entire forecast. The afternoon will ruin it with a cross-on.

After that, it's back to the same old story: tiny bumps, glassy mornings, and choppy afternoons, with no real energy to speak of. The forecast confidence is high on this one, unfortunately, because nothing is changing. It's a blank run that's fairly normal for this area when the wind and swell don't align. For a beach and reef setup like this, with such small, weak swell and strong afternoon cross-shore winds, it honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Keep the board in the car and check the forecast in a week.

Rusty.

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