Isola Delle Femmine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat for the Isola Delle Femmine area. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions ahead, so don’t plan any dawn patrols just yet.

Right now, there’s zilch on the cards. From Sunday the 16th all the way through to Tuesday the 18th, it’s a big zero – no swell to speak of, just glassy mornings and choppy afternoons. The water is sitting at a warm 87°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so if you’re keen for a swim, it’s perfect. But for surfing? Nada.

We finally see a tiny blip on Wednesday morning the 19th. Isola Delle Femmine will have a weak 3ft swell rolling in from the west, with a short period of 6 seconds and combined energy of just 57 (weak). The wind is offshore from the ESE at 3 mph, which will keep it clean, but honestly, these are surfable waves at best – very ordinary. Don’t get your hopes up.

Then it’s back to a flat spell from Thursday the 20th through to Monday the 24th. Swell heights barely reach 1ft, periods are short, and energy levels are in the single digits. There are a few glassy mornings and some clean offshore breezes, but there’s simply no wave power to work with.

Tuesday the 25th afternoon picks up a little with a 3ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is cross-onshore at 16 mph, making it choppy and messy. Not worth paddling out.

The most interesting period comes on Wednesday the 26th. We get a 3ft swell from the NNW with a period of 8 seconds and combined energy of 184 (moderate). That’s the biggest energy we’ll see in the whole forecast. But the wind is cross-shore from the NE at 9 mph, so it’s not clean. Still, for the desperate, there might be something to ride. Thursday the 27th has similar swell but with cross-offshore winds from the east at 12 mph in the morning, which could clean it up a bit. Swell drops to 2ft by then.

After that, it fades again. The last week of August and into September is a write-off – tiny waves, no energy, and mostly flat. A few offshore breezes here and there, but nothing to get excited about.

Bottom line: if you absolutely have to get wet, Wednesday the 26th morning is your best bet, but it’s a long way off and conditions are only mediocre. The rest of the stretch is a bust. Keep an eye on the forecasts – things can change – but for now, leave the boards at home.

Rusty.

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