Albenga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this is a bleak run for Albenga. The forecast is stuffed with days of flat, weak, or junky conditions. We’re looking at a long stretch of nothing to get excited about, with no real swell energy to speak of. The water is running at a very unusual 82°, which is far warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least it’ll be a nice swim if you're desperate.

Tuesday, September 8th kicks off with a complete blank. No swell, flat calm. That sets the tone.

Wednesday, September 9th brings a tiny pulse, but it's anemic. A 1 ft SSW swell with a period of only 4 seconds (that’s pure wind chop) and a weak combined energy of just 6. The morning has a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is so small it’s barely rideable. By the afternoon, a fresh cross-onshore wind from the SSW at 19 mph makes it lumpy and messy. Not worth paddling out.

The rest of the week into the weekend is a desert. We get a few hiccups of 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, but the period is pitifully short (4-5 seconds) and the energy is next to nothing (1-3). The winds are often cross-off or clean, but you can’t surf air. The Saturday afternoon (Sept 12th) is especially rough with an onshore breeze turning it choppy.

We then hit a dead zone. From Sunday, September 14th all the way through to Friday, September 18th, there is a complete absence of swell. Day after day of zeros. It’s a total flat spell.

Finally, there’s a faint glimmer on Sunday, September 20th. A 1.0 ft SSW swell bumps the combined energy up to a whopping 5, with a 5-second period. The morning is glassy clean with a light offshore from the NW. Is it surfable? For a longboard or a foamie, maybe, if you’re really keen. But it’s not a recommendation.

The last few days into Wednesday, September 23rd show a tiny, persistent bump of 1 ft from the ESE, with periods slowly climbing to 7 seconds. The morning of the 23rd has a clean offshore flow, but the energy is still very weak (14). It’s a slight improvement, but still far from good.

The bottom line: There is no standout session. There is no best session. The entire 16-day window is a write-off for proper surfing. The forecast is poor, and the swell is absent. The setup is so weak and the wind so often onshore that this looks more interesting for a kite if it picks up, but for paddle surfing, you’re better off waiting for the next proper system.

Stay patient, my friends. The ocean will wake up eventually.

Rusty

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