Albenga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one.

Looking at the 16-day window for the Albenga area, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it: there’s really nothing to get excited about. The whole stretch is a flat spell with hardly any wave energy. The combined energy values are all in the single digits or zero (0 to 34), which honestly is about as weak as it gets. We’re looking at a long, long gap with no real surf on offer.

The first hint of anything at all comes on Thursday afternoon, 23 July, but it’s a total write-off – zero swell energy and a poor surf conditions tag. Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th are the same story: tiny, short-period windswell of about 1 ft with periods of just 2 seconds, and onshore or cross-on winds messing up the surface. That’s not surf, that’s just bumpy water.

Sunday morning the 26th is about the best we see, but that’s not saying much. A little 2 ft swell from the ESE with a 5-second period, and the wind is offshore from the NNW at 6 mph, so it’ll be clean. The combined energy is only 17 (weak), but for a river-mouth break like Albenga (river), that light offshore breeze might make the tiny waves look half-decent. But let’s be real – this is barely rideable, and only for the most patient beginners.

The water temperature is sitting at 84°F, which is a whopping 10°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, almost like bathwater.

After that, we drop back to nothing. Monday the 27th has a tiny 2 ft SSE swell with a 6-second period, energy at 34 (still weak), but the wind is cross-offshore in the morning, so it’ll be clean. Still, it’s basically a lake with a ripple.

From Tuesday 28 July all the way through to Friday 7 August, the forecast is flat or near-flat. You’ll see glassy mornings and light breezes, but no swell to speak of – zero energy, or just a phantom 0.3 ft to 1 ft of windswell. The 2nd of August gives a glimpse of 1 ft from the SW with a 4-second period and glassy conditions in the morning, but again, that’s not a surfable wave.

So the honest truth: there are no standout sessions here. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Sunday morning 26 July is your best bet for a clean, tiny wave at Albenga, but don’t expect much. The setup is a river mouth, so it’s inconsistent at the best of times, and this is a blank run. For this area, a run like this is pretty normal when the swell window isn’t active.

If you’re feeling the itch, keep an eye on the forecasts – it tends not to stay this flat forever.

Rusty.

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