Viareggio - Royal Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. It’s a tough one for the Viareggio area. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, small, and messy conditions before anything worth paddling out for shows up. Buckle up, because the first half of this forecast window is a write-off.

Right now and for the next week and a half, it’s basically a lake. The ocean is flat with tiny, short-period windswell struggling to even reach 1 feet. The wind is mostly light and variable, but the energy is just pathetic – the combined energy of all swells directed here is sitting at a measly 6. Honestly, for the first week, there’s nothing to recommend. We’ll see a few glassy mornings, but with swell heights of 0.6 ft to 1 ft and periods under 5 seconds, it’s not surf. It’s a bathtub.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t come until Sunday, July 19th morning. We’ll get a tiny bump of 3 ft at 6 seconds from the SW, with light offshore ENE wind. The combined energy finally climbs to 59, but the waves are still described as "ordinary". It’s a weak, short-period swell that will lack any punch. It’s a sloppy, beginner-friendly crumble at best, but still not worth a special trip.

After that, we slip back into the flat spell from Monday through to the following Saturday. Zero energy, zero swell. The ocean is blank.

Now, the real story arrives a week from Monday. On Monday, July 27th morning, the whole game changes. A solid SW groundswell arrives. We’re talking 6 ft of swell at 7 seconds, with a combined energy of 513. That’s a strong pulse of energy! The wind is light offshore from the ENE, so the waves should be clean. This is a standout for the expert crowd – 6 ft is too big for beginners, and the long period between sets will make it a proper paddle. The break is exposed and the swell is from the SW, which is also the optimum direction listed for this spot. Expect a clean, powerful, and very surfable day.

The following morning, Tuesday, July 28th, holds similar promise. Another 6 ft of SW groundswell with 7-second period and a combined energy of 582 – even stronger. With light offshore wind again, the morning session will be good. The afternoon on both days will see the wind turn cross-onshore and mess things up, so dawn patrol is the move.

After that, the swell drops off a cliff into nothing again by the 29th. So, to sum it up: endure a long, flat first week. The only two sessions worth your time are the mornings of the 27th and 28th of July. That’s your window.

Rusty

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