Isola Delle Femmine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get real about the surf ahead. To be honest, it's a pretty bleak stretch for the next couple of weeks. We've got a long, flat spell on our hands, and you'll be waiting a while before there's anything that even gets the heart rate up.

The outlook starts off with a whole lot of nothing. From Wednesday the 5th through to the 16th, there's just no swell to speak of. We're talking tiny leftovers, nothing over 2ft, and most days just a ripple. The wind is mostly cross or cross-off, which would be nice if there were waves, but there aren't. It’s a real waiting game. There are days where it’s clean and glassy, especially the mornings, but with no energy behind it, it's not worth getting wet for. This is a solid gap of about 12 days with no real surf on offer.

Now, the first spark of hope comes on Monday the 17th. The morning still looks poor, but by the afternoon, things start to shift. We see the swell start to fill in from the WNW at 4ft with a 7-second period. The combined energy is still moderate at 142, but it's something. The wind is light cross-onshore, which will put a bit of texture on it. It’s not perfect, but it's the first real sign of life.

The standout, though, is the morning of Tuesday the 18th. The swell is from the W at 4ft, but the period drops to 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to a strong 313. There’s a moderate cross-shore wind, which will keep it a bit lumpy, but this is the best we're going to see. The break to be at is Isola Delle Femmine. It’s exposed to the NW, so this W swell will wrap in nicely. The water is a very unusual 6°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s going to feel like a bathtub out there. This is the one to be on. It's not huge, but it has the most push and energy of the whole period.

After that, it fades fast. The afternoon of the 18th gets a bit choppy, and the swell backs off through the 19th and 20th as the wind picks up from the west and north-west. The conditions get messy, and by the end of the window, it's back to small, onshore slop.

So, there you have it. A long dry spell, a brief pulse of hope on the 17th and into the morning of the 18th, and then it’s gone. Make the most of that Tuesday morning if you can. The rest is a write-off. Keep an eye on it, though, because forecasts can change, and this stretch of calm won't last forever.

Rusty.

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