Playa Varesse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve had a proper look at what’s coming up for the Varese stretch, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a long, frustrating wait for anything worth paddling out for. We’ve got Playa Varesse as our only real option on the cards, and for the first ten days or so, it’s pretty much a write-off for anyone who actually wants to catch a wave that’s got a bit of push.

For the first week, it’s a real struggle. We’re talking small, weak, and messy lumps. Friday the 28th morning you might get a 2ft wave from the east, but the combined energy is weak at 133 and it’s just ordinary. The wind is offshore but light, so it’s clean, but the swell is tiny. The afternoon turns to junk with a cross-on breeze. Saturday the 29th is similar – a 2ft morning from the east with a bit more period (10 seconds), but the energy drops right off to 89, so it’s not doing much. The rest of that weekend and all the way through to Friday the 4th of September is a flat, choppy mess with poor surf and hardly any energy. The swell direction shifts around, but the heights are below 3ft and the wind is mostly messy. You’re better off doing something else.

Now, there is a bit of a tease. Friday the 4th of September morning, we get a spike of energy from the south – a solid 3ft wave but with a very long 14-second period. The combined energy jumps to 301 (moderate), and it’s clean with a cross-off breeze. But the report still calls it poor surf conditions. It’s a groundswell, so it might hold up a bit, but at 3ft it’s still pretty small for a long-period wave. The afternoon is similar, energy at 251, still clean, still ordinary.

Then we hit a real blank patch. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are back to tiny, messy, and weak – barely a ripple. Monday the 7th morning sees a 4ft wave from the SSE with a moderate combined energy of 354, and it’s clean with a cross-off breeze. The report calls it marginal. It’s a bit more size, but still not quality.

The run continues poor until we get to the real standout. Thursday the 10th of September morning – mark it on the calendar. That’s the one. Playa Varesse gets a proper pulse of energy from the south, with a 8ft swell and an 11-second period. The combined energy is strong at 1241, and it’s clean with a light offshore cross-off breeze. The report says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is for experienced surfers only – 8ft is too much for beginners, but for the crew who know what they’re doing, that’s a proper session. The swell direction is south, not the east that the spot likes best, but with that energy and clean conditions, it’s going to be the best by a long shot. Keep in mind, it’s over a week away, so the forecast is promising but not locked in.

Before that, Monday the 7th morning offers a 4ft SSE swell with moderate energy (354) and clean wind – it’s the next best thing, but it’s only rated as marginal. After the 10th, it drops off quickly. Friday the 11th morning is still 5ft from the SSE with clean wind and 577 energy (moderate), but it’s also called marginal. The afternoon turns cross-shore and choppy. After that, it’s back to small and ordinary for the rest of the window.

So, the call is simple: sit tight for a long time, but Thursday the 10th of September morning is the session to aim for. It’s big, it’s clean, and it’s got the most energy of the whole 16 days. Everything else is just a waiting game. There will be some smaller, clean bumps on the 7th and 11th if you’re desperate, but the 10th is the real deal.

Get ready for a long paddle out on that groundswell – it’s a point break wave, so it should line up nicely.

Rusty.

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