Il Sale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf around here. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy waves ahead. The swell energy is mostly flat, and we’re looking at a real dry spell for the most part.

The first real chance of anything gets going on Tuesday, August 18th. It’s not much, but there’s a little push of WSW swell at 1 foot with a 7-second period. The morning is your window, as the ENE breeze is offshore and glassy, giving us that clean look. It’s surfable but very ordinary, with only 89 units of wave energy behind it. Don’t get too excited, but it’s the first thing we’ve had.

Wednesday the 19th is a step backwards, dropping back to 2 feet and messy. The rest of that week into the weekend is a write-off – tiny, choppy, and onshore. We’re talking waist-high or less, just not worth paddling out for. There is a blip on Monday the 24th in the afternoon, where the swell jumps to 7 feet, but the wind is cross-on from the SSW and it looks like a wall of whitewater. That’s more of a messy, blown-out situation than a clean wave. The energy is moderate at 320 units, but it’s not going to be pretty.

Now, here’s the one to keep an eye on. Tuesday the 25th morning. The forecast shows a 5 foot WSW swell with an 8-second period, and the wind is a gentle offshore from the east. That’s the standout of the whole run for Il Sale. The energy jumps to 350 units, which is the strongest we see, and conditions look clean. This is your best bet, though it’s still over a week out, so treat it as promising but not set in stone. 5 feet is pushing it for beginners, but for the advanced crew, this could be fun.

After that, it all fades away again. The energy drops right off. There’s nothing rideable after the 25th, and we slide into a flat spell that looks like it’ll stretch for several days, right through to the end of the month.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. Just keep the wetsuit on.

So, to sum it up: don’t hold your breath for the next week. If you’ve got a window, the 18th morning is a feeble but clean option. But the real one to watch is the 25th morning. If that offshore wind holds, it could be worth the wait. Otherwise, we’re in for a flat spell.

Stay tuned.

Rusty.

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