Alassio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Looking at the next 16 days, it’s a tough one. We’re in for a real quiet stretch, with hardly any swell and the wind mostly working against us. There’s a big gap of nothing at the start, so let’s get into it.

The first chance to get wet comes Saturday morning, 5th September, but it’s a letdown. The swell is barely 1 ft from the south, with a short period of 5 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 11. The wind is a cross-off from the NNE at 6 mph, so the surface might look clean, but there’s no power. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.

The whole run is filled with flat spells. On Sunday morning, 6th September, it’s a tiny 0.7 ft at 4 seconds from the south, but the wind is glassy from the north at 3 mph, making it look pretty. Still, you’d be lucky to get a ride. The combined energy is just 2.

From Monday, 7th September, through to Wednesday afternoon, 9th September, we’re completely flat. No swell at all. That’s a three-day gap with nothing to surf. The wind is light and variable, but with no waves, it doesn’t matter.

We get a tiny bump on Thursday morning, 10th September—1 ft from the southwest at 6 seconds, with a combined energy of 13. The wind is a cross-off from the north at 9 mph, so it’s clean, but the swell is so weak you’d be fighting for scraps. The water is still about average for the time of year.

The rest of the period is a sad story. Through Friday, 11th September, to the end on 20th September, we’ve got a mix of flat days and tiny, weak swells that never break 1 ft. The wind occasionally goes offshore, like on the 16th September morning, but with no swell, it’s just a pretty day. The only real mention is a bit of swell on the 18th September afternoon—1 ft from the east at 3 seconds, but it’s a messy cross-onshore wind at 12 mph, so it’s choppy and not worth it.

There’s nothing here that stands out as worth paddling out for. The combined energy never climbs above 13, and most days it’s zero. This is a classic blank run for this area—it’s normal for forecasts to change, but right now, I’d leave the board in the car and find something else to do. The only positive is the water is about average for the time of year, so if you’re just floating, it’s fine.

Rusty.

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