Circoletto (Rome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next 16 days for our local stretch here.

Honestly, folks, I’ve got to be straight with you – the outlook is a bit of a heartbreaker. We’re looking at a long, dry spell where pretty much every option is a dud. There is no good surf on the cards for the foreseeable future. The models are showing wave energy so weak it barely registers, with the combined swell energy values sitting in the single digits and teens for nearly the whole run. You can see that on Thursday the 10th, we get a tiny pulse of 2ft from the SSW at 4 seconds, with a combined energy of just 16 (weak), but with a moderate ESE breeze, it’s just not going to be anything worth paddling out for. The water is running at 82°F, which is about 7°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, like swimming in a bath, but it doesn’t help the waves.

The only real blip of something comes on the morning of Friday the 11th of September. We see a 4ft swell from the West with a 6-second period, and the wave energy climbs to 184 (moderate energy). The wind is 9 mph from the SW, blowing offshore at Circoletto (Rome). That’s the closest thing to a shreddable window we get. But that swell is short period and the wind picks up in the afternoon to 12 mph, so that window is tight. The sets might be a bit soft and jumbled, but if you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your best shot, and it’s only for advanced guys – 4ft is fine but the quality won’t be there for beginners.

After that, we slide back into nothing. There's a 2ft westerly pulse on Sunday morning, the 13th, with clean conditions under a 12 mph ENE cross-offshore wind and combined energy at just 16, but the swell height is barely a ripple. Then we see glassy conditions that afternoon with 1ft from the SW – beautiful wind, but no wave. The following week is essentially flat to tiny. We see a few moments of clean, offshore wind on Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th with NNE breezes, but no swell at all, registering zero energy.

We do get another tiny bump around Thursday the 17th of September – a 1ft WNW swell with a 5-second period, and combined energy of just 11, under glassy 3 mph west winds. Again, perfect conditions, but the wave height is a joke. And then again on Saturday the 19th, a 1ft WNW groundswell with a 16 mph NNE offshore wind – the period is only 4 seconds, though, combined energy of just 4.

Bottom line: there is one very brief, low-quality option on the morning of Friday the 11th. That’s it. For a spot that’s inconsistent anyway and only for advanced surfers, this is a tough run. If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger winds and choppy conditions on the 22nd and 23rd of September might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, save your energy. Forecasts can change, but this is a pretty solid blank run for Rome.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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