Diano Marina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s cut to the chase – the surf around Diano Marina is looking grim for the next 16 days. The swell is tiny, the energy is weak, and there’s really nothing to get excited about. It’s one of those long, quiet stretches.

We start Friday, July 17th, with a pathetic 0.2m swell from the ENE, a period of just 2 seconds, and the combined energy is a flat 1. The wind is a light cross-offshore in the morning, which would be nice if there was anything to ride. There isn’t.

Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th are no better. Swell sticks at 0.4m to 0.5m from the south, periods of 5-6 seconds, and energy in the teens. Light winds, but no waves to speak of.

The whole first week is a dead loss. From Monday the 20th through Saturday the 26th, the swell never gets past 0.6m, the period stays short, and the energy figures are mostly in the single digits. A couple of glassy mornings pop up, like on the 26th, but the swell is only 0.2m. You can’t do a thing with that.

The water is an incredible 28°C, which is way warmer than normal – about 5°C above average. Feels nice, but there’s no surf in it.

The only faint glimmer comes on Tuesday, July 28th. The morning is glassy with a 0.5m swell from the east, period of 4 seconds, and energy of 10. In the afternoon, that swell bumps up to 1.0m from the east with a 5-second period, and the energy hits 59. That’s the biggest we’ll see all run. But the wind turns cross-onshore in the afternoon, which will chop it up. Even then, 1.0m of short-period swell in bumpy conditions is not a winner—it’s just the best of a bad bunch.

From July 29th on, it flatlines again. Swells drop to 0.1m or nothing. Energy is back to 1 or 0. A few clean mornings, but no wave.

This is a full blank. There are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The area can be inconsistent, and this is one of those times. Keep an eye on the forecast, but for now, the water’s flat.

Rusty.

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