Marina Romea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking in our neck of the woods. I’ve had a good look at the charts, and I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper paddle. There’s a big, long gap of nothing happening, so patience is the name of the game.

The first bit of life we see is a tiny little pulse on Monday the 27th of July. We’re talking about Marina Romea, a river mouth setup. It’s gonna be tiny, with a weak 2ft swell from the ESE, a short period of 6 seconds. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 27°, but honestly, the wind is on it, and the energy is just not there (37). It’s a poor surf, not worth getting wet for. After that, it’s a dead zone. For days on end, from Tuesday the 28th right through to Monday the 3rd of August, there’s nothing but flat spells and tiny, unrideable bumps. The wind might swing offshore and glassy on some mornings, but there’s no swell to work with. It’s a real desert.

We get a tiny flicker of hope on Tuesday the 4th of August. The morning at Marina Romea sees a light offshore breeze from the WNW, cleaning up a tiny 2ft ESE swell. The period is only 4 seconds, and the energy is minimal (10), so it’s not going to be inspiring, but it’s the best we’ve seen in a week. The real standout, and I mean the only one that’s worth marking on your calendar, happens on Thursday the 6th of August. The morning brings a pulse of 5ft swell from the E with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy jumps up to a moderate 166. The wind is light from the ENE, which is a bit cross-onshore, but it’s light, so it won’t be a total mess. This is the biggest swell of the whole window, but it’s still a short-period wind swell, making it more of a mushy, bumpy affair than a clean wave. It’s a Friday morning on the 7th of August that gives us the first half-decent chance. The wind swings light from the WSW, giving us a clean, cross-off breeze. The swell is 5ft from the E with a 6-second period, and the energy is moderate at 141. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which is about right. It’s not going to be a day of glory, but it’s the first time you can actually get a few grovelly ones without fighting the wind. Saturday morning the 8th of August brings a similar story, with a 4ft NNE swell and a clean offshore wind from the W. Again, the period is short at 5 seconds, so it’s a bumpy, short-period wind swell. The energy is 85 – weak to moderate. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but still a marginal day for the experienced crew on logs or grovelers. The rest of the 16-day window falls back into the flat zone.

So, to put it simply: we’ve got a long, flat spell. The only real standout is the Thursday the 6th of August morning for the biggest size, but the Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th of August mornings offer the cleanest conditions on the most surfable waves. It’s not a classic, but it’s all we’ve got. This stretch looks more interesting for the kite crew than the paddle crew for most of it.

Rusty.

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