Playa Varesse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, listen up, folks. Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for this stretch of coast. The forecast window is a long one, but I gotta be straight with you – it's a proper dry spell for most of it. We're looking at a whole lot of flat, messy, or just plain average days before we finally get a sniff of something decent.

The first real chance of a wave comes on the morning of Wednesday, July 29th. Playa Varesse is showing a small 3ft swell from the south with a period of just 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak (115), so it's not exactly gonna be pumping. The wind is a light cross-offshore though, keeping the surface clean. It's a beginner-friendly spot, and the waves are tiny, but at least it's not a total blown-out mess. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 50°F.

The afternoon of that same day, July 29th, gets glassy. The swell drops right off to 1.0ft on a very long period of 14 seconds, from the SSE. The energy is almost nothing (58). That lingering long-period groundswell will be too weak to do much, but for a complete flat spell, a glassy afternoon is a nice way to wait.

Then we hit a huge gap. From Thursday, July 30th, all the way through to Sunday, August 10th, the surf is pretty much a write-off. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, the swell is small, or the energy is just too weak to bother with. There's a bit of a pulse on the 3rd and 4th of August with some moderate energy (276 and 234), but with cross-onshore winds and messy conditions, it's a hard pass. Even the cleaner days around the 5th and 6th only have small, weak swell. It's a long, long wait.

Now, for the one stand-out in the whole 16-day window. The morning of Monday, August 10th finally brings some promise. Playa Varesse gets a solid 5ft swell from the south with a 10-second period. The combined energy hits 409 (strong). The wind is a light south offshore and the report says "expect good surf conditions". This is the one to aim for. The size is getting up there, but it's still manageable for most competent surfers. The shorter period of 10 seconds means it'll be a bit more consistent and punchy on the sandbanks, rather than walling up.

All in all, it's a grim outlook for the next two weeks. The only real highlight is that Monday the 10th. Mark it in your calendar, but don't hold your breath for the rest of it.

Rusty.

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