Surf Forecasts:
Scaglieri or La Biodola (Elba) surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period, WNW swell with 3 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Scaglieri or La Biodola (Elba) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Scaglieri or La Biodola (Elba) in the next 16 days are 0.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scaglieri or La Biodola (Elba) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 2 | WNW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:31AM0.28m | 3:46PM0.25m | 3:39AM0.26m | 5:19PM0.26m | 5:05AM0.24m | 6:40PM0.28m | 6:28AM0.25m | 7:44PM0.31m | 7:35AM0.26m | 8:36PM0.35m | 8:30AM0.27m | 9:22PM0.37m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.11m | 9:15AM0.08m | 9:36PM0.13m | 10:27AM0.08m | 11:20PM0.14m | 11:45AM0.07m | 00:52AM0.13m | 12:53PM0.05m | 2:01AM0.10m | 1:50PM0.03m | 2:54AM0.08m | 2:39PM0.01m | 3:41AM0.06m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 8:35 | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 364 | 1053 | 161 | 100 | 1285 | 100 | 123 | 1284 | 1128 | 945 | 1007 | 509 | 949 | 1053 | 945 | 945 | 1053 | 946 |
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