Alassio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks around Alassio are looking pretty grim overall. The water is sitting at a very unusual 28°, which is a massive 4° warmer than we’d expect for this time of year, so the sea is like a warm bath, but unfortunately, the surf just isn’t showing up.

We’ve got a long, dry gap from now until the end of the month. The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for is on the morning of Friday, the 28th of August. The swell bumps up to about 6 ft from the southwest, with a period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy hits 385 (moderate wave energy). That’s a notable increase, but it’s a short-period swell, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and not super well-shaped. The wind early that morning is offshore from the WSW, keeping it clean, so it’s marginally the best we’ll see. But don’t get too excited – it’s really just a brief window of average surf before the afternoon turns to junk with a strong cross-shore.

After that, it’s back to tiny, weak waves and poor conditions for the rest of the run. There’s a few mornings with glassy conditions and small swell, like the 1st of September, but the waves are just too small to get excited about. The break is inconsistent and exposed, and the optimum swell direction is from the south, which we get a little of, but the size and energy just aren’t there.

Honestly, the only real standout is that Friday morning on the 28th. It’s not a classic, but it’s the one time you’ve got a bit of size and clean wind. For an advanced surfer, it’s a go. For everyone else, it’s a long wait for very little reward.

Rusty.

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