Alassio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – we're looking at a long, dry spell for Alassio. The whole sixteen-day window has *nothing* worth paddling out for, with only a glimmer of hope right at the very end.

The problem is a total lack of any significant swell energy. For days on end, the combined energy reading sits at zero or in the single digits, and when there's a tiny bump, the period is short and weak, between 3 and 6 seconds. It's almost all southerly slop, which is the wrong direction for this exposed S-facing break anyway. The water is running much warmer than normal (81°F), about 8°F above the seasonal average, but that's small comfort with no waves.

From now, right through the first week of September and into the second, it's just a flat spell. There are days with glassy conditions on the 2nd and 4th of September morning, which is cruel – perfect conditions, zero swell. The morning of the 3rd offers a whisper of offshore wind from the NNW, but with 0.3ft of swell, it's not even a beginner wave. Honestly, this stretch looks more suited to a light wind paddleboard than a surfboard.

We finally see a pulse of energy arriving on Monday the 14th of September. The morning shows a 2ft SSW swell with a much longer period of 9 seconds. It's not big, but that period suggests some cleaner, better-shaped lines compared to the junk we've seen. The wind is glassy calm from the NNW, so it will be clean and inviting for a beginner session. The afternoon on the same day sticks with a 2ft SW swell and a 10-second period, but the wind swings onshore from the SE, so the morning is the only real window.

That Monday morning the 14th is our one and only standout, and it's a soft one. The break itself is inconsistent and best for beginners. If you’re dying for a splash, that’s the time to go. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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