Albenga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's get real about Albenga.

Right off the bat, I've got to be straight with you – the next week and a half is looking pretty grim. We’re staring down a long, dry gap with no real swell to speak of. From now until at least the afternoon of the 6th of August, the wave energy is just non-existent, with readings of zero or single-digit energy (2 or less). It’s flat, or close to it. If you’re hanging for a paddle, you’re better off finding a lake.

The first real flicker of life shows up on the afternoon of Thursday, the 6th of August. A tiny bump of 1 ft from the south creeps in, but with a period of only 5 seconds, it’s weak and the cross-onshore wind will have it looking messy. Not worth a trip.

Friday the 7th of August is a little more interesting. Morning sees a 2 ft south swell (energy 11) with a clean cross-offshore breeze, so the surface might look okay. But the swell is tiny and weak. By the afternoon, the wind swings onshore and it’ll get choppy.

Saturday the 8th of August is more of the same – 2 ft of short-period south swell, clean in the morning but messy by the afternoon.

Finally, on Sunday the 9th of August, we get the best of a very poor run. The morning session offers a 3 ft south-southeast swell, a period of 6 seconds, and a clean cross-offshore wind. The combined energy finally climbs to 42, which is still weak, but it’s the most we’ve seen. The forecast calls it “surfable but very ordinary,” and I’d agree. For a beginner, this might be a fun little splash, but for anyone else, it’s a long way to go for knee-high dribble.

The rest of the window after that fades back into tiny, weak waves with onshore winds.

So, the standout? There isn’t really one. If you had to pick a time to get wet, Sunday morning, the 9th of August, is your only real shot. The break is Albenga, a river mouth that’s inconsistent at the best of times. It’s exposed, so it catches whatever is out there, but this is a shadow of a swell. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there.

Honestly, with the swell so small, the period so short, and the quality so low, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, assuming you had a bit more wind. For now, I’d keep the board in the bag and wait for a better forecast.

Rusty.

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