Albenga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – this outlook for the next 16 days is a tough one. The surf is, well, mostly absent. We’ve got a long stretch of flat days and tiny, weak waves with poor conditions. It’s not a total write-off, but you’ll be scratching for a wave.

The best we can see is a very brief window of small, clean surf on the morning of Saturday the 29th of August. Even then, it’s nothing to write home about. The forecast then drops off again into another dead zone heading into September. Let’s break it down.

The water temperature at Albenga is a very unusual 82°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.

We start with a real gap. From Monday the 24th of August through to Friday the 28th, there’s basically nothing. The little pulses of swell we see are tiny, mostly under 2ft, with short, weak periods around 3 to 5 seconds. The combined wave energy is next to nothing, with the highest reading at just 31 (weak energy). The wind is all over the place, often onshore or cross-shore, making the water messy. A couple of mornings, like the 28th, look glassy, but there’s no swell to ride.

Then, on the morning of Saturday the 29th of August, we get a slight pulse. Albenga (Italy) might see a clean, offshore breeze from the NW, with a small 3ft swell from the SSW. The period climbs to 6 seconds, and the combined energy hits 59 (still weak). It’s the only session that scores a "1" out of 10, which is the best we’ve got. The waves are small, but it’s the only chance for a surfable wave this week. The afternoon goes onshore and messy again.

After that, it’s back to a flat spell. Sunday the 30th of August has a tiny 2ft wave, but it’s cross-shore and choppy. From Monday the 31st of August through to Saturday the 6th of September, the swell completely dies off. Almost every session shows a zero for wave height and energy. The ocean just goes flat. There’s a few clean mornings, but no water moving.

Finally, on the morning of Monday the 7th of September, a tiny 1ft swell from the S shows up with a 5-second period and a light offshore wind. The combined energy is a paltry 4 (weak). It’s a clean, tiny wave that’s barely rideable on a longboard. The afternoon gets cross-shore and messy again.

That’s it for the 16 days. No standouts, no real swell. If you’re desperate, the Saturday morning of the 29th of August is the only window. For such a small, inconsistent wave, it’s a long wait for very little reward. The river mouth here is inconsistent, so a blank run like this isn’t totally unusual. Forecasts can change, but for now, the board stays in the car.

Rusty.

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