Alassio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well folks, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve got to level with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and grim for any real surf. We’re staring down a long stretch of small, weak, and mostly unrideable waves. It’s one of those times where you might be better off tuning up the board or grabbing a coffee, because the ocean’s just not cooperating.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, there’s a big, disappointing gap with just about nothing worth paddling out for. From the start of the period on the 11th, it’s a whole lot of small, short-period dribble. We’re talking waves of 1ft at best, and honestly, that’s just not enough push to do anything on. The energy is just pitiful, barely registering in the low single digits (between 1 and 9). To make matters worse, the wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, chopping up the surface of this exposed beach break. Poor surf conditions is the polite way of putting it.

The mornings are bringing some light offshore or cross-offshore breezes here and there, which would be nice if there were any waves to clean up. But there just aren’t. For the 11th through the 13th, it’s flat or near-flat. The 14th and 15th stay the same – just nothing doing. Then the 16th throws in a tiny 0.7ft blip, but with a 4-second period it’s about as gutless as it gets.

There’s a slight, and I mean *slight*, pulse of energy on the morning of Thursday the 17th. We get a 2ft south swell with a 6-second period. The energy climbs to 28, which by the standards of this forecast looks like a monster, but it’s still tiny. The wind is cross-offshore from the north, so the surface would be clean, but at this size, it’s more of a knee-high dribble than anything rideable. Still, if you’re desperate for a splash, this is probably the best the period has to offer, and that’s saying something. That afternoon the wind picks up, so it’s over as quickly as it came.

After that little hiccup, it’s back to the same old story. The 18th drops back to 1ft, the 19th and 20th are flat again, and the 21st through the 24th are just a write-off. The whole run just fizzles out. There’s one last little tease on the 25th and 26th with a 2ft southwest swell showing up, but the period is short, and, well, it’s still only 2ft. This isn’t surf; it’s just a ripple.

All in all, there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. At Alassio, when it’s flat, it’s flat. The forecast can change, but you’d be holding your breath for a long time. This looks more like a stretch to work on your tan, not your bottom turn.

Rusty.

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