Marina Romea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Marina Romea.

Honestly, for the next week or so, it’s a pretty quiet picture. The water is sitting at a very warm 82°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be comfortable in boardies or a spring suit. But the surf? There’s barely a pulse. We’ve got tiny 0.7ft to 1.0ft windswell with short periods around 3 to 5 seconds, and the combined swell energy is next to nothing—values as low as 1 or 2 (weak). It’s poor surf conditions across the board. There’s a brief moment on Friday morning, 28th August, with a 1ft SE swell and clean offshore wind from the W, but it’s still tiny. Saturday morning, 29th, has a slightly bigger 2ft S swell with a clean cross-off, but again, it’s knee-high dribble.

Things look to stay flat or near-flat right through until the start of September. There’s a long gap of days with zero recommendation here—from the 31st of August right through to the 2nd of September, nothing at all.

Now, here’s the one true standout in the whole 16-day window. On the morning of the 3rd of September, a Thursday, we get a pulse of proper swell. A 7ft ENE groundswell with a period of 6 seconds rolls in, with a combined energy reading of 291 (moderate wave energy). The wind is light and cross-off from the WSW, so it should be clean. This is a river break, so that longer-period groundswell (though not super long at 6 seconds) can work well in the river mouth setup. But at 7ft, this is getting into expert territory—it’ll be too much for beginners. The conditions are looking good, so if you’re experienced, mark that morning on your calendar. The afternoon gets messy with a cross-onshore breeze, so hit it early.

After that, the window closes again quickly into the second week with small, poor surf returning.

So in short: a long flat spell until Thursday morning, 3rd September, when Marina Romea (river) gets a brief, chunky, clean swell for the experts. That’s your one shot.

Rusty

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