Diano Marina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the Diano Marina stretch over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a grim run for waves. The whole 16-day window is basically a flat spell with a tiny flicker right at the very end. There’s no surf worth paddling out for until the first week of August, so don’t bother waxing up just yet.

We start off on Monday the 20th of July with a pathetic 0.7 ft of swell from the south, riding a super short 4-second period. Combined energy is a measly 2. That’s a lake, not the sea. The onshore breeze from the SE at 6 mph just adds insult to injury. This same sad tune plays out for days on end – tiny bumps, onshore or cross-off winds, and zero energy. Tuesday the 21st through to the end of July you’re looking at knee-high slop at best, with barely any push. The wind does go light and glassy on the morning of Thursday the 30th of July, but with only 1 ft of swell and a combined energy of 8, it’s not even a ripple. The water is sitting at a balmy 83° – that’s 10° warmer than normal for this time of year, which is very unusual – but it’s not helping the waves.

There’s a solid gap here with no surf recommendations. You’re looking at a dead zone from the 20th of July all the way through to the 2nd of August.

Now, the one faint glimmer comes on Sunday the 2nd of August. The afternoon shows a jump to 5 ft swell from the SW with a 6-second period. That’s the only spike in the whole forecast, with combined energy hitting 201 (moderate energy). But the wind is onshore from the ESE at 6 mph, making it light cross-onshore chop. The score is a bare 1 out of 10 – “marginal.” For a beginner, 5 ft is a bit much, but it’s not massive. The real killer is that the swell is short-period windswell, so it’ll be lumpy and weak. Diano Marina is exposed to the south, and the optimum direction is from the south, so the direction is right, but the quality just isn’t there. This is the only standout, if you can call it that, and it’s a long-range call for the 2nd of August, so treat it with a big grain of salt. The morning of the 3rd of August goes glassy with 2 ft of SW swell, but combined energy drops back to 50 – weak.

So, bottom line: The best on offer is that Sunday the 2nd of August afternoon, but honestly, it’s more of a “maybe bring a longboard and a good book” situation. The break is inconsistent by nature, and this forecast proves it. For the rest of the window, you’re better off finding a beach chair and enjoying the unusually warm water.

Rusty.

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