Chiavari Entella Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about this stretch. Honestly, it’s a tough outlook. I’m Rusty, and I’m looking at the next 16 days for the river break at Chiavari Entella, and it’s packed with flat spells. The whole window is almost a write-off if you’re looking to get wet with any real purpose.

For the next few days – Monday the 14th through Wednesday the 16th – the swell is absolutely tiny. We’re talking around 0.3ft to 0.7ft, with periods of 3 to 6 seconds. That’s barely a ripple. The combined wave energy is very weak (1–3 units). You could paddle around, but you’re not riding anything. On Wednesday morning the 16th, there’s a light offshore wind from the ENE making it look clean, but still no swell to work with.

Things try to kick up a little on Thursday the 17th. The morning sees a pulse of 5ft swell from the SSW, period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy jumps up to 330 – that’s moderate. But it’s messy. There’s a risk of thunderstorms and cross-onshore wind at 9 mph, so it’s going to be choppy and not very inviting. The afternoon drops to 4ft with cross-shore wind, so it’s still not clean. This is more of a messy, grindy kind of day.

That’s the only time we see any significant height. After Thursday, the swell drops right off again. Friday the 18th has a brief clean window with a NE offshore breeze at 9 mph, but the swell is only 2ft – not enough to get excited about. Saturday the 19th morning has some 1ft swell from the SW with an 8-second period (longer period for the size), and a nice NNE offshore, but it’s still small. By Saturday afternoon the wind goes glassy, but the swell is 1ft. Pretty much a lake.

Then we hit a real desert. From Sunday the 20th all the way through to the morning of Friday the 25th, there’s zero swell on the cards. A full five days with no surf energy at all. Some mornings look glassy or clean, but without any waves, it’s just flat.

Just when you think it’s completely dead, Friday the 23rd afternoon pops up with a tiny 1ft from the SW (period 5 seconds, energy 6), and it’s glassy. Still not a surfer’s wave.

The end of the run, around Tuesday the 29th afternoon, has the biggest swell in the whole second week: 3ft from the SW, period of 5 seconds, and the energy climbs to 71. The wind is light and cross-off from the ESE, so it’s clean. The forecast calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” For this area, that might be the pick of a very poor bunch if you just need to paddle.

Water temperature at Chiavari Entella is 80°F with an anomaly of 8° – that’s *much* warmer than normal for mid-September. The river mouth will feel like a bath.

Bottom line: The only standout, and I’m stretching here, is Thursday the 17th for the peak size, but the wind is going to chop it up. For clean conditions with the most energy, Tuesday the 29th afternoon looks the best, but it’s still small. If you’re a beginner, even the 5ft on Thursday might be a bit much with the bump. For everyone else, this stretch is a big fat zero. There are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The location is a river, so it’s not unusual to see these long, flat runs. Keep an eye on the forecast – things can change, but right now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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