Marina Romea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks around Marina Romea (Italy).

Honestly, the outlook is grim. This river mouth setup is inconsistent at the best of times, and over the next 16 days there’s just nothing to get excited about. The whole period starts off flat as a pancake and stays that way for the vast majority of the time. We’re talking a long, quiet run with zero real wave energy.

There’s a very faint pulse of swell from the 5th of July onward, but it’s tiny – ankle-snappers at best – with short-period dribble around 0.7 ft to 1 ft from the ESE and ENE, and combined wave energy barely hitting double digits (1 to 3). The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year at 83°, which is nice for a swim, but not for surfing.

Through the first week, the only moments with clean-ish conditions are Monday morning, 6th July, where a glassy NE breeze blows over 1 ft of weak SE swell (combined energy 3), and Thursday morning, 9th July, with glassy calm and 0.7 ft of ESE swell (energy 2). It’s surfable for a beginner on a foamie, but you’d be hard-pressed to call it a surf.

From the 10th through to the 17th of July, it’s almost entirely flat. There’s a few mornings with offshore or cross-offshore breezes and clean conditions, but no swell to speak of. Wednesday morning, 8th July, has gentle offshore wind and clean conditions but zero swell. That’s the story.

The very tail end of the forecast, around Saturday morning, 18th July, sees a slight bump – 2 ft of SE swell with a period of 6 seconds (combined energy 16) – but it’s accompanied by a 9 mph cross-on easterly wind, so it’ll be choppy and weak. Nothing worth paddling out for.

There is no standout. There are no days to circle on the calendar. For a spot like Marina Romea, a blank run like this is pretty normal – it doesn’t often hold consistent swell. I wouldn’t bother waxing the board for at least a week and a half. For kite surfing, the onshore afternoons might offer a gusty session for a light-wind foil, but for paddle surfing? Nah.

Rusty.

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