Surf Forecasts:
Il Sale surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, WSW swell with 117 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 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 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 0.2m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Il Sale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this next 16-day stretch is a real test of patience. We’re looking at a long, quiet spell before anything worthwhile shows up.
The first real chance to get wet doesn’t come around until Saturday the 22nd. Before that, from now right through Friday the 21st, that’s a solid 8 days with nothing. Flat, dead, or just plain messy. The water is currently sitting at 84°, which is a very unusual 7° warmer than average for this time of year – feels like a warm bath out there.
The one spot that might offer a window is Il Sale (Italy). It’s a fairly consistent advanced reef break, and it’s the only game in town.
The first hint of life arrives on the morning of Saturday the 22nd. We’ll see a 5ft WSW groundswell with a light ENE offshore breeze. It’s surfable, but the conditions are still described as "very ordinary." The afternoon gets messy with a cross-onshore wind.
There’s a slight improvement on the morning of Monday the 24th. A clean 4ft WSW swell with a light ENE offshore. Small but clean. The afternoon gets blown out again.
The standout in this whole outlook is the morning of Tuesday the 25th. That’s your best chance. The swell picks up to 5ft from the WSW with a strong energy. The wind is a light offshore from the ENE, so it should be clean. This is really the only session in the whole 16 days that’s worth pointing the car at. It’s a solid size for that reef, so it’s for the experienced crew only.
The next morning, Wednesday the 26th, has a risk of thunderstorms and the swell drops back. The morning of Thursday the 27th has a 4ft WSW swell with a clean offshore, but conditions are described as "very ordinary."
That’s it. A long dry spell, one decent window on the morning of the 25th, and then it fades out again. Keep your eyes on the charts, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 68 | 90 | 68 | 66 | 33 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00AM0.27m | 10:43PM0.37m | 10:42AM0.27m | 11:20PM0.36m | 11:24AM0.26m | 11:55PM0.34m | 12:05PM0.26m | 00:28AM0.31m | 12:49PM0.25m | 1:00AM0.28m | 1:36PM0.24m | 1:34AM0.25m | 2:36PM0.23m | 2:15AM0.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM-0.01m | 5:05AM0.05m | 4:43PM-0.00m | 5:42AM0.05m | 5:22PM0.02m | 6:18AM0.05m | 6:01PM0.05m | 6:52AM0.06m | 6:41PM0.08m | 7:28AM0.07m | 7:26PM0.11m | 8:08AM0.09m | 8:24PM0.14m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 68 | 90 | 68 | 66 | 33 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 990 | 926 | 969 | 1156 | 962 | 926 | 975 | 973 | 929 | 1107 | 928 | 934 | 1156 | 143 | 6 | 303 | 6 | 6 | 425 | 948 |
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