Marina Romea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m lookin’ at the whole 16-day picture for Marina Romea, and I gotta be straight with you—it’s a rough stretch. There’s barely a pulse in the water, and the best we get is tiny, weak, and mostly blown out. This is a river break, and it’s inconsistent at the best of times, so a blank run like this ain’t totally unexpected, but it still stings a bit.

Let’s start with Wednesday the 19th of August. We’ve got glassy conditions in the morning with a tiny 0.2 ft ESE swell, period a measly 3 seconds, and combined energy so weak it’s barely registering (1). Water temp is a very unusual 85°, which is a full 7° warmer than average for this time of year. That’s a real anomaly. But with zero size and energy, it’s just a flat, warm bath. The afternoon turns onshore with a 12 mph easterly, so no go.

Thursday the 20th sees a slight bump to 1 ft from the SE, period still short at 4 seconds, combined energy (5) – still pathetic. The morning cross-off wind is light, so it’s clean, but there’s just nothing to ride. Friday the 21st gives us 2 ft SE swell, period 5 seconds, energy (21) – still weak. The morning’s clean with a cross-off SW wind, but it’s just knee-high slop with no punch.

Saturday morning the 22nd is glassy with 1 ft, but it’s a ghost town. Sunday the 23rd has a 2 ft E swell, and the morning is cross-shore, not ideal. The energy is still tiny (8). The rest of the week is a dead zone – Monday the 24th has zero swell, Tuesday the 25th has 0.7 ft, and Wednesday the 26th is glassy but with 0.3 ft. It’s not surfable.

The second week doesn’t improve. Thursday the 27th has a little pulse of 1 ft, but the morning is onshore. Friday the 28th is glassy but a 0.3 ft SE swell. Saturday the 29th has 1 ft ENE swell in the morning, clean with a cross-off NW wind, but it’s still just a ripple. Sunday the 30th has 2 ft E swell in the afternoon, period 5 seconds, energy (15) – still weak and onshore. Monday the 31st has a brief offshore moment in the morning with 0.7 ft, and into September we get a 3 ft S swell on Wednesday the 2nd with a light offshore WNW wind, clean conditions, and energy (36). That’s the biggest wave of the entire forecast, but it’s still only 3 ft, from the S, with a short period of 4 seconds. It’s a poor-looking wave, and the energy (36) is still in the weak category. The rest of the first week of September is flat.

It’s a tough outlook. The only “best” option, if you can call it that, is Wednesday morning the 2nd of September with that 3 ft S swell, glassy offshore wind, and clean conditions. But it’s a weak short-period swell, and the break is inconsistent. For beginners, the size is safe, but there’s hardly any wave to learn on. Honestly, with the light winds and clean conditions, it might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing given the lack of punch.

Keep an eye on the long-range – it’s promising but far from certain. For now, the surf is pretty much a write-off, but it won’t stay this way forever.

Rusty

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