Playa Varesse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the Varese stretch over the next couple of weeks.

We're starting off a bit flat, folks. The first few days of this run are a write-off for any decent surf. Thursday the 20th has tiny 1ft windswell and a moderate breeze, and Friday the 21st sees a jump in size to 7ft from the south, but the period is a short 8 seconds and the wind is cross-off, so it's messy and hard to surf. The combined energy is moderate at 671, but it's not worth paddling out. This is a bit of a slow start, so there's a gap of a few days before anything worth getting wet for.

The first real standout comes on the morning of Monday, the 24th of August. Playa Varesse is waking up to a clean 7ft swell from the SSE with a nice 12-second period. The combined energy is strong at 1119, and the wind is a slight cross-off from the NW at just 3 mph. This is going to be glassy, well-shaped, and a great session for intermediate surfers. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 50°, so it's a bit above average for the time of year. This is your best bet in the first week, and it's a solid call.

Now, before that, we have a bit of a big one to talk about. On Sunday, the 23rd of August, the south swell is pumping. The morning shows 12ft from the SSE, with a very long 15-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 5025. That's a lot of power. The wind is cross-off from the south at 16 mph, so it'll be clean, but this is a big, powerful groundswell with long gaps between sets. It'll hold up well at a point or reef, but for a beach break, it might be a bit too unruly and expert-only. It's a significant event, but timing and tide will be key.

After that Monday standout, the week ahead gets a bit ordinary. Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th are a bit of a mess with onshore winds and choppy conditions. The swell drops to 4ft to 5ft, and the wind is cross or cross-on, so it's not looking fun. The combined energy is moderate at 525 to 706, but the quality just isn't there.

For the second week, we're looking at a few mornings with smaller, cleaner waves. Thursday the 27th has a 3ft swell from the SE with a 12-second period and light offshore winds. It's clean, but small. The combined energy is weak at 285. The morning of Wednesday the 2nd of September shows a 4ft swell from the south, but with a short 6-second period, so it's a weak windswell. The afternoon of that day is a bit better with 5ft from the south, a 7-second period, and gentle offshore winds, giving a combined energy of 273. It's surfable, but nothing to get excited about.

Overall, the real standout is the morning of Monday, the 24th of August at Playa Varesse. It's a clean, well-shaped 7ft groundswell with light winds. That's your best window. The big Sunday swell on the 23rd is a wildcard for experts only. The rest of the run is a mix of small, clean mornings and ordinary, choppy afternoons.

Rusty.

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