Levanto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – the next fortnight and a bit at Levanto is a tough one. We’re starting with a real flat spell, and there’s a long gap before anything even worth paddling out for. The first few days are basically a write-off for surf; you’re better off with a beer in hand than a board.

The first chance of anything rideable is Monday morning, 17 August. Even then, it’s weak. We’re looking at a 3ft SSW swell, but it’s got a short period of 5 seconds and the combined energy is only 43 – that’s weak. The wind is glassy, which is nice, but the swell just doesn’t have the grunt. It’s a poor surf call.

Things try to improve a little on Tuesday morning, 18 August. The swell drops to 3ft, period still 6 seconds, energy at 79, and the wind goes offshore from the NNE. That’s clean, but the waves are ordinary at best. It’s surfable, but don’t expect anything special.

There’s another small window on Thursday morning, 20 August. A 4ft SSW swell with a 5-second period, energy at 71, and glassy conditions. Once again, it’s just ordinary. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no dramas there.

Now, the only real standout in the whole 16-day window is Monday afternoon, 24 August. This is your best bet. We get a solid 6ft south-west swell, period stretching to 7 seconds, and the combined energy jumps right up to 312 – that’s moderate energy, actually feeling like a real swell. The wind is a light cross-off from the NE, so the face will be clean. Expect good surf conditions. This is the one to pencil in.

After that, it drops right back off. The 25th has a 4ft swell but the wind is messy from the ESE, and then it’s back to flat, tiny waves and poor conditions right through to the end of the month. The 29th and 30th of August offer nothing.

So, to sum it up: a long, flat start, a few mediocre mornings, one solid afternoon on the 24th, and then a flat finish. The 24th is the day to be keen on.

Rusty.

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