Playa Varesse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s cooking for our bit of coast. It’s been slow to start, so don’t be in a rush to wax up.

Right now, the water’s sitting at 50°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – a nice little bonus, but it won't make up for the lack of proper waves for a while.

We’ve got a stretch of small, messy days ahead. Wednesday’s bringing a tiny 2ft SE swell but with the glassy conditions it’s at least clean, though the energy is weak. That’s about it for the first few days. Thursday and Friday have some swell, but the wind swings around, bringing in choppy, cross-onshore junk. Not worth paddling out for.

Saturday the 7th morning, we get a brief window. Playa Varesse picks up a 4ft S swell with a moderate offshore wind from the WSW. The wave energy jumps to moderate, and it’ll be clean. It’s surfable but nothing to write home about. The afternoon fades, and the rest of the weekend is blown out or too small, with strong offshores making it hard to even get into the knee-high slop.

Monday the 10th afternoon, things start to rumble. The swell jumps to 7ft from the S, and the energy rockets up to 1020 – a solid, strong pulse. The wind is clean and cross-off, but the conditions are described as marginal. Hold your horses.

Now, here’s the standout. Tuesday the 11th is the pick of the first week. The morning brings a clean 7ft SSE groundswell with a 12-second period and a light offshore breeze from the SW. The energy is pumping at 1205. That’s proper, powerful, long-period energy. The afternoon holds at 6ft with a period of 11 seconds, still light wind and clean. This is the window to make the most of. Given the long period, this swell will wrap in nicely, offering good shape. Keep in mind, though, that swell this size (over 5ft) might be pushing it for beginners.

Wednesday the 12th is still good, with 5ft SSE swell and glassy conditions in the afternoon – clean waves on offer. After that, the swell backs off again through the end of the week, and the winds turn onshore and messy.

Looking further out, there’s another promising pulse on the horizon. Monday the 17th afternoon, the swell builds again to 5ft from the ESE with a moderate offshore wind, clean and with moderate energy (422). Then Tuesday the 18th morning is a real beauty on the long-range chart: a 7ft ESE groundswell, 10-second period, light offshore/cross-off wind, and energy sitting at a strong 1030. It looks like a solid day, but it’s more than a week away, so keep your fingers crossed but don’t book the day off work just yet. By the afternoon, it gets a little lumpy as the swell peaks at 10ft and the wind goes cross-shore, which is more for the experts only.

So, the two clear standouts are Tuesday the 11th and Tuesday the 18th (the 18th being the more distant, less certain call). Everything else is small, onshore, or a mix of both. The break itself, Playa Varesse, is a fairly consistent beginner-friendly spot, so when it’s on, it’s a fun wave for everyone. And since it’s sometimes crowded, expect a few others with the same idea on those clean days.

Stay stoked, get out there when it’s good, and don’t bother with the flat spells.

Rusty.

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