Marina Romea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for our local stretch.

Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day window, it’s a tough one. There’s a serious dry spell on the cards, with hardly any proper surf energy to get excited about. The one main break we've got to work with is Marina Romea, a river mouth setup that's inconsistent and mostly for beginners. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no nasty surprises there, but the lack of swell is the real story.

The best of a bad bunch is on Wednesday morning, July 22nd. We see a jump in the combined swell energy (310), which is the most we’ll see over the whole period. It’s a 7ft east-northeast swell, but it’s short-period windswell at 6 seconds, so it won't have any grunt. The problem is the wind is howling onshore from the east-northeast at 19 mph. That’s going to make it sloppy and blown out. Even though the size is there for a beginner wave, the quality is going to be miserable.

After that, it’s a grim outlook. We’ve got a massive gap from Thursday, July 23rd all the way through to Sunday, August 4th with next to nothing. Most days have zero combined swell energy, or barely a ripple. You can see a few mornings late in July and early August with glassy, clean conditions and a light offshore wind from the west, but those mornings have no swell at all – absolutely flat.

If you’re desperate for a splash, Sunday morning, July 26th is glassy with a tiny 1.0ft south-east swell, but the energy is next to nothing (2). It’s barely a knee-high dribble. Thursday morning, July 30th also has a clean offshore west wind, but again, no rideable swell. This break just doesn't have the exposure to grab any of the background energy.

This is a classic blank run for this area. It's not looking good, but forecasts can flip. For now, I’d save the wax for another week.

Rusty.

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