Playa Varesse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break this down for you in feet, miles per hour, and Fahrenheit.

The next couple weeks are a real roller coaster. It kicks off with a couple good windows, then things go quiet or messy for a long stretch. There’s a big gap in the middle with next to nothing, so don’t plan any surf trips around the second week unless you’re chasing a maybe.

Our main spot is Playa Varesse. The best waves of the whole period hit right up front. On Tuesday morning the 11th of August, we’ve got a 5ft south swell rolling in with an 11-second period. The wind is light out of the southwest – almost glassy – so the surface will be clean. Wave energy is moderate at 929. Water temp is about normal for this time of year. That’s your standout session: clean, fun, and works for beginners and experienced alike. Just know that crowds are possible, so get in before the lunch bunch shows up.

Tuesday afternoon, the swell bumps to 6ft from the SSE, but the wind goes cross, and it loses that clean look. Don’t get too excited.

Wednesday morning the 12th of August is another winner: 5ft from the SSE, dead calm winds – zero, glassy – and an 11-second period. Energy drops a bit to 721, but the clean conditions make it a top pick. Get out there early.

From Thursday the 13th onward, it’s a slow downslide. That day sees 4ft but with a cross-onshore breeze that chops it up. After that, we hit a real slump. From the 14th all the way to the 20th of August, waves are tiny – between 2ft and 4ft – and the wind is mostly onshore, cross-on, or too strong. A couple mornings around the 16th and 17th are clean, but the swell is only about 3ft with a short period. Energy readings drop below 150 – weak. Not really worth paddling for.

Friday morning the 21st of August sees a shift: a 2ft south groundswell with a 12-second period. Winds are offshore from the west at 25 mph – clean. But the energy is only 114, so it’s thin and marginal. Only for the hardcore.

Then another flat patch hits from the 22nd to the 24th. But by Monday the 24th of August, the swell picks up to 4ft from the south at 12 seconds. Wind is a light cross from the southeast, so a little bumpy. By Monday afternoon, heights go to 6ft with a 13-second period and energy climbs to 1002 – solid. But the wind swings cross-onshore, messing up the shape.

Tuesday the 25th sees the biggest surf: 6ft from the south at 11 seconds. But both morning and afternoon are hammered by onshore/cross-onshore winds from the east, making for ugly, choppy conditions. At that size and with that wind, it’s way more suited to kite surfing than a clean paddle session.

Wednesday the 26th wraps it up with 5ft from the SSE, period back to 10 seconds, and the wind still cross-onshore. Not worth the effort.

Bottom line: your two real windows are the Tuesday and Wednesday mornings right at the start. After that, you’re looking at a long stretch of nothing, then some size but with poor wind later in the month. The 24th has potential if the wind cooperates, but right now it’s a gamble.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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