Il Sale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty.

Well, mate, if you’re looking to get wet around here, you’re gonna have to be patient. The next week and a half is mostly a write-off with tiny, weak surf and poor conditions. There’s no standout session in the early days, but hold onto your hat – there is one window that actually looks promising, way out in the second week.

Right now, the wave energy is super low. We’re looking at a combined energy of only 6 (weak) on Friday the 10th of July, with a tiny 1ft swell from the WSW at a short, weak 5 seconds. The water is much warmer than normal at 78°, which is a good 5° above the usual for this time of year – a real warm bath.

Friday the 10th is frustrating. The morning at Il Sale (reef) has clean conditions with a light east-southeast cross-off breeze, but there’s just no power. The afternoon goes south with a south-southwest cross-on wind, making it choppy. Saturday the 11th offers a little bump in size to 2ft from the south, but the period is a pitiful 4 seconds. The morning has a light east cross-off that keeps it clean, but the afternoon gets messy again with a moderate SSW breeze. The energy tops out at only 17.

Sunday the 12th through Thursday the 16th is a brutal stretch of flat to near-flat surf. Sunday morning has a clean 2ft S swell, but with energy down to 11, it’s barely a ripple. From Monday the 13th to Thursday the 16th, the wave height drops to nothing, with the combined energy hitting zero. There are days of glassy conditions on Tuesday morning the 14th and Wednesday the 15th, but there’s zero swell to ride. It’s dead.

Friday the 17th of July teases us – a tiny 0.5ft W swell with a 3-second period. The morning has a nice light offshore breeze from the east, but with energy at just 1, you’d be fighting for dribbles. The weekend of the 18th and 19th sees a slow build, but the wind is absolute garbage. On Sunday the 19th, we get a 4ft WSW swell in the morning and 5ft in the afternoon, but it’s getting hammered by strong to fresh onshore winds from the southwest at 25 mph and 22 mph respectively. The combined energy climbs to 107 (moderate) in the morning and 248 (moderate) in the afternoon, but the quality is poor – that’s onshore slop, not surfable for a good wave.

Now, here’s the one to circle. Monday the 20th of July is the only real highlight. The morning delivers a moderate but clean 3ft swell from the WSW at 8 seconds. The wind is a moderate offshore breeze from the east-northeast at 16 mph. That offshore wind will groom the break nicely. The combined energy is 94, which is moderate and the best we see in the whole forecast. This is a short window of *clean* conditions with enough energy for a decent surf. The break is a reef setup (Il Sale), so it can hold that swell better than a beach. Keep in mind, the crowds are listed as “often”, so expect some company. This is the standout, and it’s the only chance for a proper wave in the whole 16-day run.

After that, it drops off again. Tuesday the 21st sees tiny 0.5ft swell, and from Wednesday the 22nd through to Saturday the 25th, it’s back to flat and near-flat conditions with more glassy mornings but zero energy.

If you miss Monday the 20th, you’re looking at a long blank run. That’s just how it goes sometimes in this spot. Keep an eye on the forecasts, though – it tends not to stay this quiet forever.

Rusty.

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