Fano Sassonia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple weeks are serving up for Fano Sassonia. I gotta be straight with you—this stretch is a bit of a drought. The pattern is locked into tiny, weak energy with almost no real swell to get excited about. The first real chance to even paddle out doesn’t come until Tuesday the 8th of September.

We start the period with nothing doing. From September 1st right through the 7th, we’re looking at flat to barely-there dribble. The energy readings are all in the single digits or zero—the absolute weakest end of the scale. Most days offer a clean, glassy surface in the mornings, especially on the 6th and 7th with that glassy wind state, but there’s simply no wave height to work with. It’s a frustrating stretch for anyone chasing a wave.

The first faint pulse shows up on Tuesday morning, September 8th. Wave heights limp up to about 3 ft from the NNE, with a short period of 5 seconds. The combined swell energy finally ticks up to a paltry 50 (still very weak). But here’s the saving grace: the wind is glassy, making the surface clean as a mirror. If you’re a beginner or just desperate to get wet, this is the only window worth looking at. However, this break is *inconsistent* to begin with, so don’t expect waves to roll through with any rhythm.

After the 8th, it’s back to nothing. The 9th, 10th and 11th offer only tiny scraps—1 ft to 2 ft with no energy behind them. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Thursday the 10th when we get a light offshore wind from WSW, but the swell is barely a ripple at 1 ft from the ESE. It’s clean, but unsurfable.

Saturday the 12th looks a bit messy. We get a bit of cross-shore wind from the NNW, with a risk of thunderstorms and rain showers. The swell doesn’t break 2 ft, so it’s choppy and unpleasant.

The week starting the 13th of September sees the swell energy nudge up slightly. On Sunday morning the 13th, we get another glassy morning with 2 ft from the NNE, still a short 4-second period. It’s clean but weak, and then the wind swings onshore in the afternoon. The only other thing to note is Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th, where the wind cranks up to 25 mph from the NE, but the swell is completely flat. With that kind of wind and no waves, there’s nothing for a surfer here.

Overall, the best on offer—and I mean the *only* thing worth mentioning—is the morning of Tuesday, September 8th. It’s a clean, glassy session with the biggest swell of the whole 16-day window, but it’s still only knee-high. The water temperature is running 82°, which is about 7° warmer than usual for this time of year—that’s very unusual, so you might not even need a wetsuit.

If you’re a kite surfer, the consistent onshore winds later in the period might look more promising than the tiny surf. For a paddle surfer, this is a tough run. Hang in there, forecasts change.

Rusty.

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