Isola Delle Femmine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for this stretch of coastline. I gotta be honest with you, the next two weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper paddle. There’s no real swell to speak of, and the good stuff is just not showing up. We’re staring down a long, flat run.

The first hint of anything surfable shows up on Tuesday morning, July 28th, at Isola Delle Femmine. The water is sitting at 85°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, you’ll be swimming in a bath. We’ve got a tiny 2 ft of swell coming from the west, with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak (62), so it’s not going to have much push. The wind is glassy, which is a major positive – that means the surface will be clean, no bumps. But with the swell this small, it’s really just a knee-high dribble. It’s surfable, but only just. The conditions are ordinary at best, so don’t get your hopes up.

Tuesday afternoon brings a risk of thunderstorms and a shift in the wind to a cross-shore breeze from the north-northeast at 12 mph, which will chop it up. The swell is still the same size, but the quality drops fast.

Then we go into a real dead zone. From Wednesday, July 29th, all the way through to Monday, August 3rd, the swell disappears completely. There’s zero energy hitting the exposed stretch here. The charts show flat lines and no wave comment other than "poor surf conditions." You’ll be looking at a mirror out there. It’s a proper gap of nearly a week with nothing to ride.

The next potential blip shows up on Tuesday, August 4th, in the morning. We get a tiny 1 ft from the west with a 5-second period, and the wind is glassy again. The combined energy is a measly 8. It’s clean, but it’s barely a ripple. Not worth dragging the board down for.

The same pattern dribbles on through Wednesday, August 5th, with a 1.0 ft to 1 ft west swell, but the wind goes onshore or cross-onshore, messing up the little bit of texture we have.

From Thursday, August 6th, through to the end of the forecast on Saturday, August 8th, it’s back to zero. Flat. No swell. Clean skies, maybe a light breeze, but nothing to surf.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The closest thing to a highlight is that Tuesday morning, July 28th, but it’s a beginner-level dribble at best. The break is exposed to the northwest, and the swell we’re getting is from the west, which isn’t matching the optimum direction. It’s inconsistent and weak. For the rest of the time, you’re better off finding a flat-water paddle, or just taking a break. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a tough run.

Rusty.

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