Surf Forecasts:
Il Sale surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, WSW swell with 89 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Il Sale this week:
The surf forecast for Il Sale over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Il Sale in the next 16 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Il Sale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I’m gonna level with you—this is a quiet stretch. The first week and a half is mostly flat or just not worth the paddle.
Saturday the 29th of August starts with a 5ft swell at Il Sale, but it’s short period at 7 seconds and a 12 mph cross-on wind has it all chopped up. The combined wave energy is moderate at 189, but the conditions are poor. Sunday the 30th morning looks a bit cleaner with 3ft of swell and an offshore ENE breeze at 6 mph, but it’s weak energy (75) and still tiny. From there, it’s a long run of nothing—most days have waves under 2ft with periods of 4-6 seconds. A few mornings go glassy, like Monday the 31st of August and Wednesday the 2nd of September, but there’s no swell to ride. The water temp is 80°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—over 5 degrees above average—so at least it’s comfortable just floating.
The real gap is nearly 10 days with no decent surf. Even a bump to 4ft on the afternoon of Wednesday the 9th of September gets ruined by cross-on wind and chop, with energy of 202 but poor quality. The only halfway decent moment is the morning of the 9th of September, with 3ft of swell, 7-second period, and a light ENE offshore wind—surfable but very ordinary. That’s about a 1 out of 10 day.
Through the second week, it stays tiny and inconsistent. The 13th of September morning has glassy conditions with 2ft of 9-second period west swell, but the energy is weak (39) and it’s not going to thrill anyone.
Il Sale is an advanced reef break that really needs a solid WSW swell and clean wind. Right now, we’ve got neither. The only thing worth a look is that Wednesday morning the 9th of September, but it’s nothing to write home about. A long stretch of quiet, but that’s how it goes sometimes.
Hang in there, and I’ll keep an eye on things.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 68 | 72 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 10:48PM0.34m | 10:55AM0.27m | 11:17PM0.33m | 11:33AM0.27m | 11:49PM0.31m | 12:16PM0.27m | 00:24AM0.29m | 1:05PM0.26m | 1:05AM0.26m | 2:10PM0.25m | 1:59AM0.24m | 3:39PM0.24m | 3:24AM0.21m | ||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.05m | 4:54PM0.03m | 5:37AM0.04m | 5:30PM0.05m | 6:11AM0.04m | 6:11PM0.07m | 6:49AM0.05m | 7:00PM0.10m | 7:37AM0.06m | 8:07PM0.12m | 8:41AM0.08m | 9:50PM0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 68 | 72 | 37 | 16 | 8 | — | 14 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 925 | 972 | 302 | 956 | 926 | 926 | 1047 | 977 | 938 | 1156 | 929 | 990 | 975 | 973 | 943 | 990 | 143 |
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