Fano Sassonia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a seat. Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s in store for us around Fano Sassonia over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it's a tough outlook. The models are showing a whole lot of nothing for most of the period, but not all is lost if you’re patient. We’ll walk through it day by day.

The main story is that the surf window starts now but it’s flat or tiny for a long, long stretch. The first few days are a write-off. From Wednesday the 26th of August through to the end of the month, there are small swells around, but mostly in the 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft range, which is basically flat. The energy is weak, the best we get is a combined swell energy of just 4, and the period sits at a short 5 seconds. On top of that, the winds are all wrong, mostly onshore, making it messy. The water is warm, a notable 82 °F, and it’s running about 5 °F warmer than usual, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year, but unfortunately that doesn't help the waves. Don't bother yet.

We hit a flat spell from Thursday the 27th right through to Monday the 31st. On Thursday the 27th there’s a glassy morning, but literally zero swell. That flat run continues for several days with no recommendations. It's a real bummer, but it does happen here. Then on Sunday the 30th, we get a tiny 0.7 ft bump from the NNW, but the energy is only 1 and the period is a shocking 3 seconds. Not surfable.

Now, there’s one period that stands out as the best on offer. On Thursday the 3rd of September, things try to happen. We see a jump in swell, especially the afternoon session. The swell picks up to 4 ft from the NE. The combined energy hits 109 (moderate), and the period is 6 seconds. That’s still a short period, so it won’t be world-class, but it’s the biggest push in the whole 16-day window. The catch? That morning it’s cross-on from the N at 6 mph, and the afternoon goes onshore with NNE winds at 12 mph, which will chop it up. Given those swells and wind, the setup here is a beach, so honestly, with those onshore winds, it might be more fun for the kite crew than us paddlers. Still, it’s the window with the most juice.

Before and after that, it’s dead. From the 5th of September onwards, the chart is full of zeros. Another run of completely flat days from Saturday the 5th right through to Wednesday the 10th of September. A tiny 2 ft windswell pops up on the afternoon of the 10th, but it’s got a 3-second period and onshore wind. Not worth paddling for. It’s a brutal outlook, I’m not gonna lie. The area just isn't consistent this time around, and a blank run like this is more normal than we’d like. Keep an eye on the forecasts though, things can change.

Rusty.

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