Il Sale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Il Sale. I’ve got some bad news, but I’ll tell it straight.

Right off the bat, looking at the next 16 days, we’ve got a real flat spell on our hands. For the first chunk of the forecast, from Thursday the 16th well into the following week, the surf is basically a no-go. You’re looking at a solid gap of days with nothing rideable. The first flicker of anything that might get you out of bed doesn’t show up until Sunday morning the 19th, and even then, it’s a tease.

The highlight – and I’m using that term loosely – is a brief window on Sunday morning the 19th. At Il Sale, a reef break, we’ll see a tiny, weak 4ft swell rolling in from the WSW with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak (94), and honestly, it’s small and short-period, so it’s not going to be anything special. The only reason I’m mentioning it is because the wind is forecast to be glassy. That’s the major positive – it’ll be clean. You’ll be paddling around in knee-high slop, but at least there won’t be any wind chop. The water temperature is a scorching 82°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s very unusual – you’ll be sweating in your wetsuit, or more likely, just boardshorts.

After that, the surf drops off a cliff again. By Sunday afternoon, the onshore wind kicks up and ruins it. The following Monday morning the 20th sees a tiny 2ft swell with offshore wind, but it’s just too small to get excited about. From there, we’re looking at another long gap of flat, poor conditions that stretches all the way through to the end of the month. The entire second week of the forecast is a write-off, with no energy to speak of. It’s just day after day of "poor surf conditions" in the data.

For a break like Il Sale that is fairly consistent normally, this is a rough run. It’s a reef, so it needs a bit of size to work, and we just aren’t getting it. If you’re a beginner, don’t worry – there’s nothing here that’s too big, but also nothing worth paddling out for. For the experts, there’s just nothing to sink your rails into. Honestly, with the lack of swell and the onshore winds that pop up, the set-up might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on the few afternoons.

Keep your head up, forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a long dry spell. Stay ready.

Rusty

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