Circoletto (Rome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your boards, it's Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and sad for the Circoletto area. We've got a real dead stretch on our hands.

The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for any decent waves. We're looking at a long, drawn-out gap of nothing but tiny, weak swells and poor conditions. The water's warm, sure, at about 84°F, which is a crazy 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year, but that's about the only thing going for us. It's gonna feel like a bath out there with nothing to ride.

Looking closer, the first couple of days are totally flat. There's a weak bump of south-southwest energy around the 6th, but it's only 1ft with a short period, and a cross-on breeze is gonna chop it all up. Hopeless. The morning of Saturday the 8th sees the biggest swell of the whole period at a mere 2ft from the west, with a 5-second period. It's glassy, which is nice, but this is short-period slop, not anything with any push. The combined energy is only 20, which is weak. It’s just not worth paddling out for.

From the 10th through to the 12th, it's completely flat. Just nothing. A proper dead spell. Things pick up again slightly on the 13th with a tiny 1ft west-northwest swell, but again, the afternoon winds will mess it up. The 14th and 15th follow the same tired pattern – ankle-biters and onshore slop. On the 16th and 17th, there's a tiny bit of west in the water, but it's still tiny and weak, with the energy values barely reaching double digits.

We finally see a slight pulse of west swell on the morning of the 19th, with waves hitting a mighty 2ft and a period of 5 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 13, which is still super weak. It's clean with a light offshore wind, but even then, this is a skimboard wave at best, not something you'd strap in for. The forecast for the 20th shows a tiny south-southwest bump, but it's too little, too late.

It's a tough one to swallow, folks. There are no standout days. In fact, there are no good days at all. For a beach and reef break like Circoletto (Rome), this is just one of those frustrating runs where the ocean decides to take a holiday. With the swell this small and the wind often cross-onshore, it might even look more interesting for the kitesurfers than for us. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, leave the board in the car and maybe go for a swim instead.

Rusty, out.

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