Il Sale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break it down in feet and miles.

We’re looking at a pretty quiet period at Il Sale. For a spot that needs a good SW swell to come alive, the charts aren’t delivering much punch in the next couple of weeks. There's a lot of waiting, and I mean *a lot*, before we see anything that gets the heart racing. The water’s sitting at 80°, which is a solid 5° warmer than usual for this time – that’s a noticeable difference, like having a warm bath.

Right now and through the end of August, we’re in a flat spell. Tuesday the 25th has a tiny 1ft of short period, weak energy (5) swell, but it's from the SSW – basically the wrong direction – and the onshore wind will make a mess of it. This is really just a time to take the gear off the roof. The wind does get a bit better mid-week, with a glassy Wednesday afternoon but there’s just no swell to push through.

We do get a pulse of energy showing up on Saturday the 29th. The swell lifts to 6ft from the WSW, with moderate wave energy (311), but the southwest wind is straight onshore at 12 mph. That’s going to be a choppy, bumpy mess, so even though there’s more water moving, it’s not going to be fun. Honestly, with that setup, the beach might look more interesting for the kite crew than us paddle surfers.

The best chance in this entire outlook comes on Sunday the 30th of August. The morning shows a clean 4ft from the WSW, with moderate wave energy (147) and a light offshore breeze from the ENE at 6 mph. That’s the cleanest and most rideable the swell will be all week. It’s not huge, but it’s surfable, even if it’s only a *fairly consistent* reef break. It’s the only real window of quality we get for a while.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From the 31st right through the first few days of September, we're looking at tiny, weak, or non-existent swell. There’s a stretch from Wednesday the 3rd where the swell flatlines completely.

We get another tease on Saturday the 5th of September. There’s a 4ft swell from the WSW with a promising 9-second period and strong wave energy (218). The morning has a clean, cross-off wind, which could make for a pretty fun session, but again the onshore wind hits in the afternoon and kills it.

Then we end the run on the 8th of September. The morning has a glassy 5ft from the WSW with strong energy (256). That’s a nice-looking number, but it’s over a week away, so treat it like a promising rumor.

So, to cut to the chase: the standout is Sunday morning the 30th of August with clean 4ft WSW swell and offshore wind. Second shout goes to Saturday the 5th of September morning, for a slightly longer period swell. Other than that, it’s a long, dry stretch at Il Sale.

Rusty.

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