Acque-Calde (Savona) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get real about the surf at Acque-Calde (Savona). Gotta be straight with you—this one’s a tough pill to swallow. We’re looking at a long, quiet stretch ahead. The water is sitting at a much warmer than usual 81°, which is about 6° above average for this time of year, so that’s pretty unusual.

Right now through the first week of August, we’ve got near flat conditions. There’s barely a pulse in the water with combined energy readings mostly at 1 (weak). The swell is basically non-existent, with the tiny 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft bumps coming from the south at a short, choppy period of 4 to 7 seconds. It’s just not worth a paddle. We’ll see some glassy mornings, especially on Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd, but with no swell to work with, it’s just flat and clean—great for a swim, not for a surf. Afternoon winds tend to get a bit onshore or cross-on from the south, but even then, it’s only light, so it’s not ruining anything because there’s nothing to ruin.

Then we hit a real dead zone from the 4th through the 9th of August. The energy stays at zero for days on end. Mornings are often glassy or with a light offshore from the NNW, but the ocean is just giving us nothing. The 2nd of August afternoon shows a tiny 1.0 ft from the SSW with a combined energy of 4, but the period is a miserable 4 seconds and the wind is light cross-on. That’s about as close as we get to a wave, and it’s not close enough.

Things don’t look much better heading into the second week. Around the 10th and 11th of August, we start to see some light offshore winds from the NNW, 6 to 12 mph, which would normally get me excited, but the swell is still pathetic. On the 10th morning, we’ve got a 0.3 ft south swell and a combined energy of 2. The 11th morning is similar: 0.7 ft south swell, energy of 1. By the 12th afternoon, we see the biggest number of the whole outlook: a 1 ft south swell with a 5-second period, hitting a combined energy of 9. That’s still weak.

Honestly, there’s no standout here. Not a single recommendation to get wet. This blank run is normal for the area when conditions just don’t line up. For a beach-and-reef setup like this, with so little swell and light winds, it’s more of a kiteboarding glass-off than a real surf session. I wouldn’t be holding my breath until something changes in the forecast. Let’s hope the models come through with something better down the line.

Rusty.

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