Voltri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab a seat. Rusty here, and I’ve got the skinny on Voltri for the next couple of weeks. Let’s be straight with each other – it’s a pretty grim outlook for the most part. We’re looking at a long, dry spell before anything even worth paddling out for shows up.

The water is sitting at a balmy 80°, which is a massive 6° warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual, so you’ll be surfing in a bath, but the waves just aren’t there to go with it.

For the first week and a half, from now through to the 20th of July, it’s effectively flat. You’ll see a few tiny ripples here and there, maybe 0.3ft to 0.7ft, but it’s a complete write-off. The combined swell energy is mostly in the single digits (1 to 31), which is just pathetic. There’s a couple of glassy mornings, but nothing to ride. This is a real bummer of a stretch.

Things start to look a little less hopeless around the 20th of July. Monday afternoon (20th) we finally get a pulse of 3ft from the SSW, with a period of 5 seconds. The wind goes glassy, and the combined energy jumps to 59 (moderate). The rating says surfable but very ordinary, and I’d agree. It’s small, weak, short-period swell.

The best of a bad bunch is going to be on Tuesday morning, the 21st of July. We’ll see 3ft of swell from the SW (7 second period) with a moderate offshore breeze from the NNW. That’s clean, and the combined energy is 94 (moderate). It’s the biggest swell we’ve seen, and with offshore wind, it’ll be the cleanest it’s been all outlook. But honestly, it’s still small and weak. For a beginner around Voltri, this might be a fun little session. It’s an inconsistent point break, and crowds are sometimes a problem, so you might have some company.

The rest of the second week is more of the same: small 2ft to 3ft groundswells from the SW, with periods of 5-8 seconds. The wind flips around, so you’ll get some clean mornings (like the 24th and 25th) and some onshore afternoons. The combined energy hangs around 30 to 57 (weak to moderate). Nothing is a standout. It’s all just ordinary, small, and inconsistent.

Honestly, there’s no real standout session here. The closest thing to a highlight is the Tuesday morning (21st) with the clean offshore wind on that 3ft swell. Keep your expectations on the floor, and you won’t be disappointed.

Rusty.

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