Fano Sassonia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cookin’ over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty flat and quiet run for the region. We’ve got nothin’ on the cards that’s gonna get the heart pumpin’ for a proper paddle. The whole 16-day window is lookin’ sad with barely a ripple worth mentionin’. The break here is Fano Sassonia, and it’s an exposed, beginner-friendly spot that’s inconsistent, and this forecast backs that up big time. There’s a long stretch of days with zero surf, and even when a little bump shows, it’s mostly blown out or onshore.

The first smidge of anything happens on Saturday, August 8th. We’re talkin’ a tiny 2ft swell from the NNE with a short, weak period of 5 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 24 (weak), and the wind is a moderate cross-shore with a cross-chop. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothin’ special there. It’s poor surf, no two ways about it.

Sunday the 9th is even worse in the morning – a 2ft NE windswell at 4 seconds, energy of just 9 (very weak). The wind is a light cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but there’s just no grunt to the waves. Afternoon goes onshore and it’s a write-off.

From Monday the 10th through to Wednesday the 12th, and then again through the middle of the week, it’s a flat spell. Zero swell. The wind is clean in the mornings at times, but there’s nothin’ to ride. A few days in the second week – like the 13th, 16th, 17th, and 19th – show tiny, weak pulses of 1ft to 2ft from the NNE or N, but the periods are short (3 to 5 seconds), the energy is pathetic (1 to 23), and the wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, making it choppy.

There is not a single standout session in this whole outlook. The best call if you’re desperate would be a clean morning with a light cross-offshore wind, like Sunday the 9th morning or Thursday the 13th morning, but you’d be scratchin’ for knee-high slop at best. The swell direction is from the NNE, which is not the optimum ESE for this spot, so it’s not even lined up proper.

This is just one of those blank runs for the area. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a leave the boards in the car kinda week. If you’re into kites, those onshore afternoons with a breeze might be more your thing, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a no-go.

Rusty.

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