Il Sale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the 16-day outlook for this region is a tough one. We’ve got wind and swell windows that just aren’t lining up, and most of the time, the conditions are going to leave you frustrated. There’s a big gap of nothing rideable from late this week all the way into the middle of next week, so don’t go getting your hopes up too early.

Right now, the only break on the radar is Il Sale, a tricky advanced reef break that only works when everything aligns. And for this whole stretch, it’s barely putting a pulse through. On Wednesday, the 2nd of September, you’ll see a tiny pulse: just 1 ft from the WSW with a short period of 5 seconds and weak energy (14). The morning is glassy, which is a nice moment for the surf-literate to sit and watch, but with that swell size, even dragging yourself out on a longboard feels like a charity mission. By the afternoon, that 9 mph onshore wind from the WSW kills it completely. Scores are flat across the board, so there’s no recommendation to chase.

Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are cleaner in the mornings—offshore ENE or NE winds at 3-6 mph—but the swell drops to 0.7 ft with periods as short as 4-6 seconds, and the combined energy is basically zero (1-5). The water temp is about average for this time of year, but you wouldn’t notice because you won’t be in it. Saturday the 5th has a glassy calm morning, but there’s zero swell measured—total flat spell.

From Sunday the 6th through Wednesday the 9th of September, we get some tiny lifters in the 1.0-2 ft range, but the energy remains weak (5-9), wind shifts around, and it’s always rated poor. Then on Thursday the 10th, a stronger W swell pushes energy up to 42, but it’s accompanied by 16-19 mph onshore winds, making it a blown-out, stormy mess. Beyond that, from the 11th to the 17th, there are more pockets of clean morning wind—sometimes glassy or offshore—but the swell is either missing completely or too weak (energy 0-17) to break properly.

The honest truth? There is no standout session here. The best advice is to leave the boards in the car and wait for a better window. Conditions like this are normal for the area over a long outlook—don’t let it get you down, forecasts can change. For now, it’s a blank stretch. Surf’s out.

Stay grounded,
Rusty

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