Marina Romea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s take an honest look at what’s coming down the line for Marina Romea. I gotta be straight with you – this isn’t a week to get your hopes up for anything epic. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a struggle, with no real standouts to get excited about. We’ve got a long gap of flat, poor conditions right from the start, so let’s break it down.

The first proper bit of swell shows up on the morning of Sunday, September 6th, with a weak little 3ft easterly pulse. The combined energy is a low 28 (weak energy), and with a cross-onshore ESE wind at 12 mph, it’s going to be choppy and messy. Not worth paddling out for. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 4ft from the east with a period of 6 seconds (short period), but the wind stays cross-onshore and choppy. The energy climbs a bit to 77 (still weak), but the quality is poor.

We get a couple of brief windows of clean conditions. On Monday, September 7th, the morning has a light offshore wind from the west, but there’s almost no swell – just 1ft from the ENE with a combined energy of 4. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. The same goes for Tuesday, September 8th morning, with clean offshore winds but zero swell.

The most interesting looking day, if you can call it that, is Thursday, September 10th. The morning brings a 4ft swell from the ENE with a 6-second period and a combined energy of 120 (moderate wave energy). The wind is a light cross-onshore from the NNE at 6 mph, which keeps it from being totally blown out, but it’s still not great. The afternoon sees a 3ft swell from the same direction, with energy at 116 (moderate), but the wind turns directly onshore from the ENE. It’s a surfable height, but the quality is poor.

After that, the surf fades again. A few days of tiny, weak pulses follow, with a small 0.7ft to 1ft on Monday, September 14th and Wednesday, September 16th offering glassy conditions in the mornings, but zero power. The best cleanup of the whole period is actually on Friday, September 18th morning, with a gentle offshore wind from the WSW and a 3ft swell from the ENE (period 5 seconds, energy 45 – weak). The waves will be small and clean, but only really for a log or a longboard. The afternoon is clean with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell drops to 1ft.

The water temperature here is a massive 82°F, which is 8° warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual, so you’ll be in a warm bath, but sadly no waves to go with it.

Honestly, there’s no standout day here. The best looking option is the morning of Friday, September 18th for the cleanest conditions on a tiny, rideable wave. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your window. Otherwise, this stretch looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, with the consistent onshore winds and small, choppy waves.

This is Rusty, signing off. Keep your stick on the wax.

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