Fano Sassonia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty damn flat for this stretch of coast. There’s no good surf on the cards in the 16-day window, and the models are showing a whole lot of nothing. If you’re hanging for a wave, you might be better off finding a longboard and a lake, because the ocean isn’t offering much.

Things are dead calm right now, but it’s not going to stay that way forever. The forecast is quiet, but it’s worth remembering that a stretch like this can change fast, and often the blank spells just mean the ocean is loading up for something better. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Looking at the first few days, the surf is basically a no-show. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the wave heights are barely registering. The water here is running at 84° – that’s a solid 6° warmer than the long-term average for this time of year, which is really unusual. It’s like bathwater out there, but you won’t need your wetsuit to cool off because you won’t be surfing.

As we move into the middle of the week, there’s a slight bump in the water, but it’s nothing to write home about. The swell stays small, with periods in the 4 to 6 second range – that’s short-period windswell, not groundswell – and the energy is weak, with readings around 7 to 52 in the combined energy. The better windows are in the mornings when the wind swings offshore or cross-offshore and the surf looks clean. But we’re still talking about ankle-biters, not surfable waves.

By the weekend and into the following week, the ocean just gives up again. The swell drops back to almost nothing, and the wind keeps flipping between light offshores and stronger onshores. There’s a brief mention of a bit of clean surf on August 19th with glassy conditions in the morning, but there’s no swell at all, so it’s just flat and pretty. The second week is equally bleak – just a few tiny pulses here and there, all with poor quality and no real energy behind them.

If you’re a beginner, none of this matters because there’s nothing to ride. If you’re a kite surfer, there might be a session or two when the onshore breeze kicks in and the water gets choppy, but for paddle surfing, it’s a total blank. We’re looking at a solid stretch of quiet conditions, so maybe it’s a good time to wax your board for the next proper swell.

That’s all I’ve got. Keep the faith, and check back when the charts start moving again.

Rusty.

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