Le Ruppione Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Le Ruppione. We’ve got a long stretch of quiet conditions ahead, so don’t get your hopes up for a quick fix.

The whole 16-day outlook is a flat spell. Honestly, it’s a barren run for Le Ruppione. From the get-go, we’re looking at a string of days with minimal to no swell. The first real sign of life doesn’t show up until Thursday, 10th September, and even then, it’s not much to write home about. There’s a gap of over a week of poor to no surf before that.

The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 28°, which is a good 3° above average. That’s a real anomaly for the first spot we look at.

Let’s walk through it. Friday, 28th August, starts with a tiny 1.0ft SW swell, period of 5 seconds, and the combined energy is a measly 4 (weak). The morning has a clean offshore wind from the ESE, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. Afternoon goes cross-shore and the swell stays pathetic. Saturday and Sunday, 29th and 30th, see a slight bump to 2ft and 2ft, but the period is still short (6 seconds) and the wind turns cross-on or onshore, making it choppy and messy. The energy stays low, in the 30s and 40s.

Monday, 31st, drops back to 1.0ft, and Tuesday, 1st September, is a tease with a glassy morning on 1ft, but the energy is only 11. That’s ridable on a longboard but nothing to get excited about. Wednesday, 2nd September, is a total flat calm with zero energy. The swell tries to reappear on Thursday, 3rd, with 2ft from the WNW, period 7 seconds, and energy of 48. The morning has a clean cross-off wind from the ESE. It’s surfable but ordinary.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Thursday, 10th September. We see a 4ft swell from the WNW, period 7 seconds, and the combined energy finally hits moderate at 105 (105). That’s the biggest swell of the run. The wind is a light cross-off from the ESE, leaving it clean. It’s still far from perfect, but it’s the best on offer for the whole 16 days. The swell direction is SW which matches the optimum for Le Ruppione. It’s exposed and inconsistent, so don’t expect a lot of waves, but you’ll get a few.

After that, the 11th and 12th of September drop back to 2ft and 2ft, with clean mornings but weaker energy, and the 12th wraps things up with a 2ft swell in the afternoon. The whole period is a write-off for anyone looking for decent waves. For a break that’s a beach and reef setup, with this much onshore wind and small swell, it’s more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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