Surf Forecasts:
Il Sale surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, WSW swell with 31 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 0.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Il Sale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, gather ‘round, crew. Let’s have a proper look at what Il Sale is serving up over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you—it’s a bit of a slow burner, but there is a day that’s got my heart thumping.
Right now and for the next week and a half, the swell is tiny to non-existent. We’re looking at a long, frustrating stretch of flatness. From Friday the 7th of August right through to Monday the 17th of August, you’re going to be staring at a whole lot of nothing for any real waves. A few days have scraps of 0.6ft to 1ft of short-period windswell, but it’s not worth paddling out for. The mornings offer clean, glassy conditions with light easterly breezes, but the afternoons get chopped up by onshore westerlies. It’s a real shame, but it’s what we’ve got.
Then, out of the blue, Tuesday the 18th of August rolls in and it’s a game-changer. The morning session is the standout of the whole outlook. We’ve got a solid 10ft of WSW groundswell rumbling in with a period of 9 seconds, packing a massive punch with a combined energy of 1346. That’s a lot of grunt. Now, at that size, this is strictly for the experienced crew only—this ain’t beginner territory. The wind is glassy and light from the ESE, making it clean. Il Sale is a reef break, and a long-period groundswell like this will peel beautifully across the reef, giving proper, powerful lines. Expect long waits between sets, but the paddling out will be easier for those who know the rhythm. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year.
A heads-up, though: the afternoon of that same day gets sloppy. The wind swings onshore from the SW at 9 mph and the swell drops to 7ft, so your window is the morning. Don’t sleep on it.
After that, the swell fades again. Wednesday the 19th has a morning of 3ft waves with glassy conditions, but it’s pretty ordinary. The rest of the week and into the following weekend is back to tiny, poor surf.
So, to wrap it up: you’ve got a long, flat wait, but that Tuesday the 18th morning at Il Sale is the one. Get on it if you can handle the size.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
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 kJ | 4 | 15 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37AM0.24m | 5:27PM0.24m | 5:05AM0.23m | 6:47PM0.27m | 6:28AM0.23m | 7:48PM0.30m | 7:35AM0.24m | 8:39PM0.33m | 8:29AM0.25m | 9:23PM0.36m | 9:16AM0.26m | 10:05PM0.37m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.13m | 10:31AM0.07m | 11:26PM0.14m | 11:48AM0.06m | 00:58AM0.12m | 12:55PM0.04m | 2:05AM0.10m | 1:50PM0.02m | 2:58AM0.08m | 2:38PM0.00m | 3:43AM0.06m | 3:22PM-0.01m | 4:25AM0.05m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 8:36 | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 143 | 1193 | 143 | 143 | 1230 | 954 | 928 | 1156 | 501 | 928 | 1047 | 928 | 931 | 1156 | 1003 | 975 | 990 | 978 |
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