Circoletto (Rome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've gotta be straight with you—this outlook for the next 16 days is a tough one. We're looking at an extended run of flat to tiny, weak swells with poor to ordinary conditions filling most of the calendar. It's a real dry spell, with mostly nothing worth paddling out for.

The only period that shows any pulse at all comes late in the second week. From Wednesday morning, August 18, we see a minor bump in energy. Tuesday morning the 18th sees a tiny waist-high wave at best, around 3 ft from the WSW with a short 6-second period, but the wind stays light and clean from the north. The combined energy is still low (54), so it's weak but surfable. That afternoon the swell pushes up to about 4 ft from the W, period still short at 7 seconds, and the energy climbs into moderate territory (138), but an onshore westerly breeze kicks up chop, so the quality drops.

The standout of the whole outlook—and I'm being generous—is Friday morning, August 21. It's not big, but it's the best we get. Swell bumps to 4 ft from the WSW with a 7-second period, and the combined energy is moderate at 149. The morning is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNW, so there'll be some rideable, ordinary-looking waves at Circoletto (Rome). This break is a beach and reef setup, exposed to the SSW swell, which isn't ideal, but it's what's on offer. It's an advanced spot that's inconsistent, and even on a good day it can be fickle—crowds are often a factor here. The water is a very unusual 84 °F, much warmer than normal for this time of year.

Beyond that, the outlook fades again into flatness or tiny, choppy junk right through to August 23. There's nothing else that qualifies as a decent surf option—just gaps of days with zero recommendations. If you're desperate, the August 21 morning is your only real shot, but keep expectations in the gutter.

Rusty

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