Voltri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's break down what's doing for the Voltri stretch. I gotta be straight with you – we're in for a tough run.

This 16-day window is a real bummer for wave-hunters. There's a massive gap at the start with barely anything to ride. You'll be waiting nearly a week and a half before there's even a whisper of energy worth paddling out for.

Let's start from the beginning. Through the first week of July into the middle of the month, it's basically a lake. Swell heights are absolutely tiny – like 0.3ft to 1ft – with combined swell energy barely cracking 10. Even though the winds are often light offshore from the north, there's just no swell to work with. The water temp is sitting at 77°F, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year – it feels like a warm bath.

The pattern doesn't shift through the next few days. You'll get some glassy mornings and afternoons right into the week of the 14th, but the swell is consistently non-existent.

There's a slight blip around the 19th and 20th of July, but it's still not enough. The swell height crawls up to a tiny 2ft from the SE with energy around 24, but it's weak and gutless. Still a no-go.

Finally, right at the tail end of the outlook, on Tuesday the 21st of July, we see the only real pulse. A small swell from the SW pushes up to 3ft with a short period of 8 seconds and a combined energy of 103 – that's 'moderate' energy, but for this setup it's just not enough. The morning is clean with a light 6 mph offshore from the N. For the absolute beginner this might be a paddle. For anyone else? It's poor surf, plain and simple.

After that, it just fades back to nothing.

To be honest, for the whole run, if you've got a kite, the small onshore breezes in the afternoons might offer more fun than a surfboard. There’s nothing here that’s a standout. It's a classic dry spell for the area. Keep your eye on the charts – it usually doesn't stay this quiet for long.

Rusty.

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