Surf Forecasts:
Il Sale surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, WSW swell with 87 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Il Sale this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Il Sale in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Il Sale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer at Il Sale over the next couple of weeks.
I gotta be straight with you – this is a bit of a tough stretch. The forecast is mostly a long run of small, messy, or just plain flat days. We're looking at a solid gap of poor surf from now, with the first real chance of anything decent not arriving until Saturday the 1st of August. That's a long wait, over a week of nothing to get excited about.
For the first week, the swell is tiny, often under 2ft, and the period is short, around 4 to 6 seconds – that's just windswash. The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, making things choppy, especially on the afternoons. There are a few mornings with light offshore or even glassy conditions, but there's just no swell to work with. The water temp is a balmy 82°F with a 7°F anomaly, so it's much warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a nice plus even if you're just floating around.
The real kicker comes on the 31st of July. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the WSW with a 7-second period, pushing a solid 247 units of combined energy. That's a moderate energy swell, but the wind is a problem. It's a cross-on SW breeze at 15 mph, so it's going to be a choppy, blown-out mess. This is definitely a session for advanced surfers only, and it's not going to be a pretty one. It's still a poor surf rating.
The only light at the end of the tunnel is the morning of Saturday the 1st of August. We get a cleaner 3-4ft swell from the WSW, with a 7-second period and 113 units of energy. The wind is light and cross-off from the east, which will keep the surface clean. It's not going to be epic, but it’s the first surfable condition we've seen in the entire forecast. The energy is moderate, but the short period means it'll be a bit fat and crumbly. It's a sign of life, for sure, but keep your expectations low. The afternoon gets messy again.
So, there's no standout here. The only one worth a mention is the morning of the 1st of August, simply because it's the only real window. It's a last resort, not a destination.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 7 | W 6 | NNW 3 | — | — | W 9 |
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 kJ | 11 | 3 | 71 | 68 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:34AM0.35m | 12:34PM0.23m | 1:15AM0.33m | 1:26PM0.22m | 1:55AM0.30m | 2:25PM0.22m | 2:37AM0.27m | 3:35PM0.21m | 3:25AM0.24m | 4:58PM0.22m | 4:24AM0.22m | 6:18PM0.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.01m | 7:04AM0.07m | 6:29PM0.04m | 7:49AM0.07m | 7:14PM0.07m | 8:35AM0.08m | 8:05PM0.10m | 9:24AM0.09m | 9:09PM0.13m | 10:18AM0.09m | 10:36PM0.15m | 11:18AM0.09m | 00:12AM0.15m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 71 | 46 | 15 | 17 | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 4 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 1 | 68 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1671 | 182 | 112 | 1525 | 250 | 1251 | 1420 | 929 | 929 | 1047 | 931 | 188 | 1047 | 374 | 195 | 1047 | 784 | 884 | 1156 | 143 |
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