Voltri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a good look at what's coming down the pipe for Voltri. I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead. We're looking at a solid 16-day run, but don't get your hopes up too early because there's nothing on the table for a good long while.

First things first, the water at Voltri is sitting at a balmy 77°, which is a whopping 5° warmer than you'd expect for this time of year. That's a real standout, like stepping into a warm bath compared to the usual. But that's about the only thing that's pumping.

We've got a long, dry spell from Monday, July 6th all the way through to Saturday, July 18th. During that whole two-week stretch, the swell is practically non-existent. We're talking tiny dribbles of 0.3ft to 1ft, mostly from the SSW or SSE, with periods under 8 seconds – that's just wind chop junk. The combined energy is in the single digits for most of it (1 to 13), which is as weak as it gets. Sure, there are some glassy mornings with offshore breezes that would make for a pretty paddle, but there's nothing to ride. It'd be like surfing in a pond. Even the little bump on Saturday and Sunday mornings, July 11th and 12th, with 1ft from the SE, is just too weak to bother with. This is a dead zone, plain and simple.

The wait is excruciating. Finally, things show a tiny pulse of life on Sunday, July 19th. The morning brings a 2ft SSW swell, period around 6 seconds. The combined energy creeps up to 44 – still weak, but at least it's something. We get a clean, offshore wind out of the north, so that little dribble will be as tidy as possible. But look, for a point break like Voltri that's "inconsistent" and "rarely breaks," you need a proper event, not a knee-high ripple. This is only for the most desperate beginner on a longboard; anyone else will be frustrated.

The week after is more of the same. Monday, July 20th, has a 0.7ft swell with a longer period of 10 seconds and a NNW cross-offshore wind, giving some clean texture, but again, no size. Tuesday the 21st offers a glassy, offshore morning on a tiny 0.3ft, 9-second groundswell. All these days have combined energy in the teens (7 to 24), which is just background noise. For a spot that demands a proper SSW swell to really work, and is generally a beginner-friendly wave, the lack of height is the killer. The best I can say is that on Sunday the 19th, with that tiny clean chop, you might get a few ankle-biters if you're desperate. But honestly, for any able-bodied surfer, this entire 16-day window is a write-off.

Rusty.

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