Surf Forecasts:
Il Sale surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period, S swell with 18 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 0.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Il Sale over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming.
Honestly, the next couple of weeks at Il Sale (a reef setup for advanced crew) look pretty bleak. I’ve scanned the whole 16-day window and there’s nothing that gets me properly excited. The first real chance of a wave doesn’t roll in until Saturday the 11th, and even then, it’s only small. For the opening days, Monday the 6th through Friday the 10th, you’ve got anklesnappers in the 0.7 ft range, with the combined swell energy barely showing a pulse (2 to 3). The water is sitting at 76°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight.
The first bit of movement shows up on Saturday morning the 11th. We get a pulse of 1 ft from the SSW, period a short 4 seconds, and the combined energy is still weak (6). It’s clean with offshore easterly wind at 6 mph, so at least the surface will be tidy. By afternoon, the swell nudges up to 2 ft from the S, but the wind swings cross-onshore, so it’ll be a bit lumpy. Hardly worth paddling out.
Sunday the 12th holds similar dribble – 2 ft from the S (energy 10-17) with a mix of cross-off and onshore winds. Still poor surf conditions across the board, and the period stays short. That theme continues through to Tuesday the 21st, where we finally see an 8-second period groundswell at 2 ft from the WSW on the Tuesday morning, with 45 energy – that’s the most energy in the whole run. The wind is off and light, so it’ll be glassy clean. Sure, it’s not big, but for a reef that picks up SW swell, that’s the standout moment in this outlook. Still, it’s far out, so keep an eye on it.
Even then, by Tuesday afternoon it drops back down. With these tiny swells and mostly onshore or cross winds, the whole 16-day stretch looks more like a kiteboarder’s window than a surf session. If you’re a beginner, these sizes are safe – but there’s barely anything to ride. For experts, you’d just be bobbing.
So yeah, the pick is the Tuesday morning of the 21st – clean, tiny, but the best we’ve got. Don’t hold your breath. Most days will be flat or close to it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 5 | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | glassy | cross | on | glassy | off | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | off |
High Tide | 1:53PM0.21m | 2:24AM0.29m | 3:03PM0.21m | 3:14AM0.28m | 4:24PM0.22m | 4:13AM0.27m | 5:44PM0.24m | 5:22AM0.26m | 6:54PM0.26m | 6:31AM0.26m | 7:54PM0.30m | 7:35AM0.26m | 8:47PM0.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.09m | 7:39PM0.08m | 9:11AM0.08m | 8:38PM0.10m | 10:08AM0.07m | 9:55PM0.12m | 11:09AM0.06m | 11:24PM0.13m | 12:09PM0.05m | 00:48AM0.12m | 1:06PM0.03m | 1:59AM0.10m | 1:59PM0.01m | 2:59AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | S 3 | SE 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 928 | 936 | 414 | 956 | 1408 | 929 | 1134 | 1219 | 948 | 961 | 1047 | 928 | 1072 | 954 | 927 | 500 | 1011 | 423 | 252 | 536 | 948 |
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