Viareggio Piazza Mazzini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at the horizon for Viareggio Piazza Mazzini. To be honest, it’s a pretty grim picture for the next couple of weeks. We’re looking at a long stretch where the surf just isn’t showing up. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t appear until the 18th, and even then, it’s not going to set the world on fire. So, you’re looking at a solid gap of about nine days with nothing on offer. That’s a long time to be staring at flat, clean water.

The beginning of the period, from the 9th through the 17th, is just dead. There’s minimal swell energy, with the weak combined energy values in the low single digits (1 to 5) on the 11th and 12th, and nothing at all on the other days. The wind is a mixed bag, with some glassy mornings, but the afternoons are mostly cross-on or onshore, which would chop up anything that tried to break anyway. It’s clean, but there’s just nothing to ride.

Then, on the 18th, we finally see a pulse. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the WSW, with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 61 in the morning, which is at least moderate. It’s not big, but it’s something. The morning wind is light and cross-offshore, so it might be worth a paddle. The afternoon sees the wind swing onshore at 15 km/h, which will mess with the surface, so the morning is definitely your window. The water is still a warm 84° here, which is over 7 degrees warmer than average for this time of year – that’s pretty unusual and you won’t need much of a wetsuit.

After that little blip, it fades again. The 19th has a bit of swell, 1ft from the SW, but the period drops to 4 seconds and the energy is weak (5). Then it’s back to nothing for the 20th and 21st. The 21st afternoon even brings a risk of thunderstorms with a stronger onshore wind, so that’s a write-off.

The final stretch, from the 22nd to the 24th, is more of the same. The swell is tiny, never getting above 1ft, with short periods and weak energy. There’s a bit of a pulse on the 24th afternoon with 1ft and energy of 11, but the wind is onshore. It’s just not enough to get excited about.

So, bottom line: this is a pretty barren run for Viareggio Piazza Mazzini. The one day that might be worth a look is the morning of the 18th, when there’s a small, clean, cross-off swell. It’s nothing special, but it’s the pick of a very poor bunch. For a beginner, this is all manageable, but there’s barely a wave to manage. With the wind and these tiny, short-period swells, it’s looking more like a day for the kites than the surfboards, to be honest.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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