Marina Romea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, looking at the next couple of weeks for Marina Romea. Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for most of the period, with a whole lot of flat days or tiny, weak dribble. The water is sitting at 28°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick wetsuit.

The first real hope doesn’t come until Saturday morning, 25 July. It’s not much to write home about, though. Marina Romea is a river mouth, and the swell is a weak 3 ft from the SE with a period of just 4 seconds, giving a combined energy of only 18 – that’s barely a ripple. The wind is a cross-on 20 km/h, so it’s a choppy, messy affair. Not worth paddling out for.

Sunday morning, 26 July, is cleaner with a light cross-off breeze, but the swell drops to 2 ft from the SE with a 5-second period and energy of 14. It’s small, but glassy. By Sunday afternoon, we get a glassy 2 ft from the SE with a 4-second period (energy 9). Still tiny, but it's the best looking couple of hours in the first week, and the river mouth might have a few little peelers for a beginner or a longboard if you’re desperate.

From Monday, 27 July, through to the middle of the first week, it’s all onshore, or the swell just disappears. By Thursday, 30 July, there’s literally zero energy, and that stays the case for a long stretch. There’s a gap of several days with no surf at all.

The only standout in the entire 16-day window is a promising swell on Friday morning, 7 August. Now, that’s a long way off, so take it with a pinch of salt, but it looks like the real deal. The swell jumps to 8 ft from the ENE, with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy is a strong 669. That’s a solid push of water. The wind is a clean cross-off from the NW at 10 km/h, so it’ll be nicely groomed. The catch is that 8 ft is expert territory, and with a 7-second period, it’s windswell, so it’ll be a bit sectiony and won’t have that long, lined-up feel. Still, for Marina Romea, this is the only window with real size and decent conditions. The afternoon of the same day sees the wind turn onshore and the swell drop to 5 ft, so be on it early.

After that, it’s back to flatness and weak pulses. The 7 August morning is the one to circle on the calendar, but it’s a long way out and could change. For now, the rest of the period is a write-off unless you’re just after a paddle in warm water.

Rusty.

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