Circoletto (Rome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it – I’m looking at the 16-day picture for Circoletto (Rome), and I gotta tell ya, it’s a tough one. This is a beach and reef setup that’s exposed to the swell, but it’s an advanced-only, inconsistent spot, and we’re staring down a long run of flat or tiny, poor surf. The best way to describe this is a blank run; the area just isn’t getting any love from the ocean right now.

We kick things off on Wednesday, September 9th. There’s practically nothing – a tiny 0.7ft windswell out of the west with a short period of 4 seconds and only 2 units of combined energy. On top of that, we’ve got a cross-on wind from the south at 12 mph and the forecast calls it “poor surf conditions.” It’s a no-go.

Thursday the 10th sees a slight lift, but it’s still poor. A 3ft swell from the SSW shows up in the morning with a period of 5 seconds and 56 units of energy, but a cross-shore wind at 16 mph just chops it up. The afternoon shift to a southerly onshore wind at 16 mph won’t help either.

Friday the 11th is the same story. A 4ft west swell with a 6-second period pushes the combined energy to moderate at 122 units. But it’s cross-on at 9 mph in the morning, bumping up to 12 mph in the afternoon. Poor conditions all day. That 4ft is still under 5ft, so it’s not too big for anyone, but it’s junk.

Saturday the 12th of September is the closest we get to a clean window. The morning brings a 3ft swell from the WSW, period of 6 seconds (48 energy units), and light offshore winds from the NE at 9 mph. That’s clean, glassy surf on offer... but it’s still so small and weak that even the “gentle offshore and clean” description can’t save it from being classed as poor. The afternoon falls apart.

Sunday the 13th drops off a cliff – 1.0ft in the morning, 0.3ft in the afternoon then flat. From Monday the 14th all the way through Saturday the 19th, we see long gaps of zero surf with occasional micro-ripples under 1.0ft. The wind does go glassy or light offshore on several mornings, but there’s just nothing to ride.

There’s a tiny pulse late in the run. On Monday the 21st of September, we see 2ft in the morning and 2ft in the afternoon from the SSW with 22 units of energy. Winds are light offshore in the morning (clean) but turning onshore and poor in the afternoon.

Tuesday the 22nd of September has the best-looking numbers of the whole outlook. A 3ft SSW swell with a 6-second period and 47 units of combined energy, paired with a glassy 3 mph offshore breeze from the NNE in the morning. That is clean. But it’s still small, and the wave comment is “poor surf conditions.” The afternoon gets chopped up by a cross-on wind.

After that, Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th fade back into tiny, weak swell with clean morning wind but nothing of substance.

The water temp at the start of this outlook is a very unusual 83°F – that’s a massive 7°F warmer than average for this time of year. It’s like a warm bath out there.

So, bottom line: there is no standout. No session worth paddling out for. This is one of those periods where the area just produces zero surf. The inconsistent nature of this spot means a 16-day blank run, while disappointing, is not that surprising around here. Keep your board waxed and your eyes on the forecast – it tends not to stay this poor forever.

Rusty

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