Albenga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ over the next 16 days for Albenga.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for us. The forecast shows a big gap of nothing... no swell to speak of from now all the way through to the morning of August 17th. That’s over a week of flatness. You’d be better off polishing your board or finding a lake to paddle on.

The first real glimmer of hope shows up on the morning of Monday, August 17th. We’ll see a small pulse of swell roll in at around 2 ft from the south, with a period of just 6 seconds. It’s short-period windswell, so not much punch, and the combined energy is only 27 (weak). The real upside here is a light offshore wind from the NNW, making conditions clean. This is a river break, so it’s inconsistent at the best of times, and with this tiny swell, it’s barely a ripple. The water temperature is sitting at a very unusual 83°F – that’s a whopping 8°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be in a warm bath.

The afternoon of the 17th gets a bit more size at 2 ft from the south, but the wind swings onshore from the ESE, making it messy. The energy bumps up to 40 (weak). Still, it’s marginal.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums, with a few tiny pulses that are barely surfable. The best of a bad bunch might be the morning of Thursday, August 20th, with a 3 ft south-southwest swell and a 6-second period, giving us a combined energy of 55 (weak). The wind is a tidy cross-offshore from the north, so it’ll be clean. But it’s still small and weak.

Look, this is a stretch that just doesn’t fire on this forecast. If you’re desperate, paddle out on the 17th morning or the 20th morning for a few knee-high wobblers, but don’t expect much. For now, the kite surfers are gonna have a better time than us.

Rusty.

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