Fano Sassonia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the 16-day window for Fano Sassonia is a tough one. There’s a big gap of no worthwhile surf right at the start, and overall, the conditions just never line up for a proper session.

The first bit of action worth mentioning doesn’t arrive until the morning of Thursday 14 August. Even then, it’s small and disappointing. We’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the NE, but the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’s weak and without any punch. The combined energy is a measly 25 (weak). The wind is a cross-shore from the NW, which is okay, but it’s not enough to make this junk surfable. It’s a nothing day.

We then hit a dry spell. From Saturday 16 August right through to Tuesday 19 August morning, there’s nothing. The ocean is flat, with no swell energy whatsoever. That’s a solid four-day gap of no surf.

Finally, on Wednesday 19 August morning, we get a tiny window. The swell is still only 2ft from the ENE, with a period of 5 seconds and combined energy of 28 (weak). The highlight here is the wind: it’s glassy. That’s a rare treat for this spot, and it would make the surface clean. But the swell is just too small, too weak, and too short-period to get excited about. It’s a paddle, not a surf.

Things get a little more interesting on Saturday 22 August. The morning sees a 2ft swell from the E with a 5-second period, but the real story is the afternoon. Swell bumps up to 3ft from the NNE, with a period of 6 seconds and combined energy of 76 (weak). That’s the biggest swell of the whole forecast. The problem? The wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the N at 12 mph, making it choppy. It’s still poor surf, just a bit more water moving.

After that, it’s back to flat spells and tiny, wind-affected dribbles through the rest of August and into the first days of September. The morning of 27 August and 28 August show scraps of 2ft and 0.7ft swell, but with onshore winds, it’s a total write-off.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The glassy morning on 19 August is the only day that offers a clean surface, but the swell is too weak to do anything with. The 3ft on 22 August afternoon has the most size, but it’s chopped up. The best I can say is: keep your board waxed for the next window, because this one is a washout.

Rusty.

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