Viareggio Piazza Mazzini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Gotta tell ya, this stretch at Viareggio Piazza Mazzini is lookin’ pretty bleak for a while. There’s nothin’ worth paddlin’ out for from Thursday 13th August all the way through to early Monday 17th – that’s four days of flat water and junk. The water’s sittin’ at a warm 29°, way warmer than normal for this time of year, so if you just wanna float, it’s fine, but for surf? No dice.

Monday 17th August throws up a feeble 0.7ft swell on the morning, but with a 3-second period it’s just a shiver. Afternoons get stormy and onshore. Skip it.

Then on Tuesday 18th August, we get a little pulse. The morning shows 4ft of WSW swell with a 7-second period – not groundswell, but at least it’s movin’. The combined energy is weak-moderate (144), and the wind goes glassy out of the NNW. That’s clean, glassy conditions, and for a few hours a beginner could snag a couple of little ones. It’s consistent here, so you’ll get waves, but it ain’t gonna light your fire.

From Wednesday 19th through Friday 21st, we hit another flat, blown-out stretch. Tiny waves, onshore winds, storms – not worth the drive.

Saturday 22nd August sees the swell try again, with 4ft of WSW swell but hammered by 25 km/h onshore winds from the WSW. Choppy, messy, combined energy at 241 (moderate) – poor conditions. Sunday 23rd is similar: 6ft of WSW swell at 7 seconds, cross-onshore winds at 20 km/h, and bumpy surf.

Now, if you’re an expert and can wait, Tuesday 25th August morning kicks up. The swell jumps to 8ft from the WSW with an 8-second period – combined energy at 1257, so real power. But the wind is cross-onshore, so expect chop. This is expert-only territory.

The real standout? Wednesday 26th August morning. That’s the best of the whole 16-day window. You get 8ft of SW swell at 8 seconds, combined energy at 632 (strong), and a clean offshore ENE breeze at 10 km/h. That’s a solid, clean session for experienced surfers – big, lined-up waves, and the offshore wind will hold ‘em open. Crowds can pop up here “sometimes,” but with that quality, it’s worth it. Size makes it for experts only.

Thursday 27th August morning also offers a good session: 5ft of SW swell at 8 seconds, cross-offshore breeze, clean, moderate energy (270). That’s a nice follow-up day for intermediate-to-advanced surfers. The afternoon goes glassy but the swell drops to 4ft – still fun, just not the highlight.

After that, the swell fades fast into Friday 28th, and we’re back to tiny.

So here’s the call: if you can wait, hit Wednesday 26th August morning for the cleanest, most powerful swell of the whole run. Tuesday 25th is big but onshore; Thursday 27th is a solid backup. The rest is either flat or messy.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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