Il Sale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight up: the next 16 days at Il Sale are looking like a total write-off for surf. There’s just nothing on the table worth paddling out for. The guidance tells me this is a pretty consistent reef break for advanced surfers, but the finder is blank—zero recommendations across the whole period. That’s a tough stretch, but it happens here sometimes; forecasts can shift, so don’t chuck the boards in the shed just yet.

Looking at the first real chance of a wave, it’s on Saturday, 18 July, but it’s a no-go. We’ve got a tiny 3 ft swell from the WSW with a short, weak period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy is a measly 45—barely a whisper. The wind is onshore from the WSW at 12 mph, so it’s messy. Water temp is 83°, which is a whopping 8° warmer than normal—very unusual for this time of year, feels like a bath.

Sunday the 19th morning is clean, with a cross-offshore breeze from the SE at 3 mph, but the swell is still only 3 ft and WSW, period 6 seconds, energy 70. It’s weak and short-period, so the waves will be crumbly. The afternoon goes back to onshore wind and poor conditions.

Monday the 20th morning has a glassy offshore breeze from the ENE at 6 mph, but the swell drops to 1 ft, period 5 seconds, energy just 9. It’s barely a ripple. The rest of the week is a graveyard—swells under 2 ft, periods of 4-7 seconds, and most of the time onshore or cross-shore winds. The mornings of the 22nd and 23rd have clean offshore winds, but the swell is either zero or tiny.

There’s a slight pulse on the 26th and 27th: Sunday the 26th morning has 2 ft from the WSW, period 6 seconds, energy 34, with a light offshore from the E at 6 mph. Clean, but still small and weak. Monday the 27th morning is the best of a bad bunch: 2 ft swell from the WSW, period 9 seconds, energy 77, with a light offshore from the E at 6 mph. The 9-second period adds a bit of shape, but the energy is still moderate (77). It’s a lap-able wave, not a standout.

After that, it’s back to flat or near-flat conditions through to the 2nd of August. The last morning, Sunday the 2nd, goes glassy with a NE breeze at 3 mph, but the swell is 0.7 ft from the WSW, period 4 seconds, energy 1. Flat.

So, to sum it up: there’s no standout here. The closest thing to a surf is Monday the 27th morning, but it’s still small and unremarkable. If you’re desperate, that’s your window, but don’t expect much. With the onshore winds and weak swell, the setup might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those afternoons. Hang tight, things might change.

Rusty.

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