Fano Lido (Spiaggia di Ponente) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – looking at Fano Lido over the coming days, it’s a frustrating stretch. This is a real flat spell for a spot that’s exposed to the NE, and we’ve got a long gap of hardly anything worth paddling for until the second week.

Right now, starting Monday the 13th, there's barely a ripple. The water temperature is 80°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – about 5 degrees above average. You could get out for a swim, but surfing? Forget it. The wind is all over the place, mostly cross-onshore or onshore, and the swell is tiny – like 0.3 ft to 1 ft with periods of 2 to 4 seconds. Combined swell energy is just 1 to 2 – that’s basically zero push. Tuesday morning the 14th is glassy, but with no swell height on the chart, it’s a flat calm. Wednesday the 15th through to Sunday the 21st is pretty much the same story: tiny bumps here and there, mostly cross-shore or onshore wind, and the combined energy barely cracks 50. This place is inconsistent, and this run proves it.

Now, the only real glimmer starts to show up from Monday the 20th into the following week. On Monday the 20th, we get a 5 ft NE swell with a 6-second period, and combined energy hitting 143 (moderate), but the wind is cross-shore or onshore – not great. The highlight of everything is Wednesday the 22nd. That morning, you get a solid 8 ft NE swell, period of 7 seconds, and combined energy of 740 (strong). But here’s the kicker: the wind is onshore at 22 mph. That makes it messy and lumpy. At this size – over 8 ft – it’s really only for experts. And being a sandbar, that onshore wind is going to chop it up. This would be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Tuesday the 21st is also sizable at 7 ft with a cross-onshore wind, but still poor conditions.

There’s a brief window on Thursday the 23rd morning: a 6 ft NE swell, 6-second period, combined energy 236, and cross-offshore wind from the WNW. That’s the cleanest of the bigger days – marginal but possibly surfable for the keen ones. Friday the 24th morning drops off to 3 ft, clean but small.

Overall, this area is not kind to us in this outlook. There’s a gap of low-quality or flat days from the 13th right through to the 19th. The one standout for size is Wednesday the 22nd, but the onshore wind kills the quality. For cleaner conditions, Thursday the 23rd morning is the best bet, but it's only marginal. Crowds can be possible as it’s a beach break that sometimes packs out, but with conditions like this, it might be quiet.

Stay patient, check the forecasts, and don’t hold your breath for perfection.

Rusty.

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