Marina Romea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Marina Romea's got cookin'.

This is a tough stretch, folks. The outlook for the next 16 days out of Marina Romea is looking pretty grim. We're lookin' at a major dry spell, with next to no rideable waves for over a week. It's the kind of run that happens here, but it doesn't make it any easier to swallow.

Right from the start, on Saturday, August 29th and Sunday the 30th, the wave energy is flat, absolutely zero (0 and 1 in the combined energy). The water is sitting at a very unusual 83°, a full 7° warmer than normal for this time of year, which is quite a shock to the system. That warm water and a Slight air breeze are about all you're gonna get.

We then slide into a long, painful gap. From Monday, September 1st all the way through Saturday, September 13th, there's just nothing doing. The wave energy stays in the weak range (under 100), and the swell is either non-existent or tiny, with short periods of 4-6 seconds. The wind is rarely your friend, mostly cross-on or straight onshore. For the entire first week of September, you're looking at a score of "0" day after day. There's a few moments of glassy or offshore conditions, like the morning of September 4th with a light 3 mph offshore, but with zero swell to work with, it's just a flat, pretty lake. Even the morning of September 6th with a clean, light offshore and a 4 ft swell is a bust because the period is only 5 seconds, so it's just weak, bumpy lines.

Now, there is a flicker of life way down the line. On Thursday, September 10th, the morning session is the only standout in the whole forecast. The models are showing a 6 ft swell coming from the ENE with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy finally bumps up to a moderate 234. But here's the catch: at 6 ft, it's starting to get a little size for a beginner spot, but the real killer is the wind. While the morning shows a clean, light offshore from the WNW (6 mph), the swell direction is ENE which doesn't match the optimum SE direction for this river mouth setup. The message is clear: "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's not the clean, lined-up stuff we dream of. By the afternoon, the NE wind swings cross-on and the quality tanks. So, mark your calendar for the morning of September 10th if you're desperate, but keep expectations low.

The rest of the period fades back into the weak stuff. The 13th of September morning is glassy, but the swell is back down to 3 ft at a short period of 4 seconds (energy of 34). It's just not gonna be worth the paddle.

Bottom line: take a long, hard look at something else for the next two weeks. If you're absolutely jonesing, the Thursday 10th morning is the only window with a pulse, but it's a long shot.

Rusty, signing off.

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