Circoletto (Rome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk surf for Circoletto (Rome).

Right up front, I gotta be straight with you: this 16-day stretch is a tough one. There’s a lot of quiet, small, and messy conditions to wade through before anything remotely interesting shows up. Starting Tuesday the 25th of August right through the end of the month, it’s mostly cross-shore wind, lumpy chop, and tiny swell. You’re looking at weak energy, often in the teens to 30s (combined energy 19 to 39), with a 4 to 5 second period. That’s just not going to give you anything to ride. There’s a brief window on the morning of Sunday the 30th with clean light offshore winds from the NE and a 3ft WSW swell at 6 seconds – but the combined energy is only 62 and the description says “very ordinary conditions.” I wouldn’t rush out for it.

We hit a real dry spell from Monday the 31st of August through most of the first week of September. Flat spells and onshore junk. There’s a glassy morning on the 1st of September with zero swell – total flatness. Nothing to even paddle at.

Then, finally, something to talk about. On Friday morning the 4th of September, Circoletto lights up. This is the standout of the outlook. A clean, light offshore breeze from the ESE, combined energy hits 204 (moderate wave energy) and the swell is 5ft from the WSW with a 7-second period. The forecast says “expect good surf conditions” and it gets a nod as the best on offer. That 5ft is borderline for beginners, so it’s better suited to intermediate and advanced surfers. The swell direction from the WSW lines up well with the optimum SSW direction here, so it should wrap in nicely for this beach and reef set-up. But heads up – it’s an exposed spot and crowds are “often,” so don’t expect a solo session. Also, this break is listed as “inconsistent” so catching it on a decent day like this is a bonus.

After that morning window, the afternoon of the 4th turns onshore and messy with a 5ft SW windswell. The rest of the run into the second week fades right back to tiny, choppy nothing. The morning of the 7th of September has clean winds again but only 3ft at 6 seconds – not enough to get excited about.

Overall, the whole 16-day look has a massive gap of poor or flat conditions from the 25th of August through the 3rd of September, then one decent morning window on the 4th, and then it fades again. A long, patchy run, but that Friday morning session is the one to circle.

– Rusty

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