Surf Forecasts:
Il Sale surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, SSW swell with 23 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 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Il Sale over the next 16 days.
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s comin’ through for Il Sale over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty grim start. For the first ten days or so, you’re lookin’ at a whole lot of nothin’. We’ve got tiny little dribbles of swell, mostly under 2 ft, with a few days of no swell at all. The wind is all over the place, switching from light offshores to onshore slop, and the wave energy is just pathetic – we’re talkin’ combined energy in the single digits (14) on the first Saturday. It’s a real bummer of a stretch. The water is notably warm though, sittin’ at 79°F with a 5°F anomaly – that’s much warmer than you’d expect for this time of year.
The real story, and the only thing that’s got me excited, is that Thursday morning on the 23rd of July. That’s the one stand-out window. The forecast is showin’ a solid 8 ft swell from the WSW, with a clean 8-second period. The wind is a light cross-off from the ESE at 6 mph, so the face should be clean. The combined energy is a massive 1231 – that’s proper strong, and it’ll be pumpin’ through this reef. This is genuine advanced territory though; at that size, it’s a powerful wave and not for the faint-hearted. It’s a reef break that’s fairly consistent and fairly exposed to the SW swell, so it’ll be handling that energy well. Keep in mind, crowds are a possibility here, as they often are.
The morning after that, Friday the 24th, still has a bit of life with a 5 ft WSW swell and glassy conditions, but the energy is already droppin’ off. After that, it’s back to the flat spell.
So, there you go. A long wait for one truly epic morning, but if you’re an experienced surfer, that Thursday the 23rd is the one to circle on the calendar. The rest of the time, you’re better off finding somethin’ else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — |
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 kJ | 8 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:54PM0.30m | 7:35AM0.26m | 8:47PM0.32m | 8:32AM0.26m | 9:36PM0.35m | 9:24AM0.26m | 10:23PM0.36m | 10:13AM0.26m | 11:08PM0.37m | 10:59AM0.25m | 11:52PM0.37m | 11:46AM0.24m | 00:34AM0.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.03m | 1:59AM0.10m | 1:59PM0.01m | 2:59AM0.09m | 2:49PM-0.00m | 3:53AM0.07m | 3:36PM-0.01m | 4:43AM0.06m | 4:20PM-0.01m | 5:31AM0.06m | 5:04PM-0.01m | 6:18AM0.06m | 5:46PM0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 15 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 927 | 990 | 490 | 423 | 959 | 1110 | 959 | 1047 | 948 | 906 | 1053 | 1000 | 1216 | 1444 | 990 | 931 | 1788 | 1157 | 1581 | 1167 | |
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