Levanto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking flat as a pancake around here. We’ve got a whole lot of nothing on the horizon, so if you’re keen for a wave, you might want to find something else to do for a while.

First up, we’ve got Levanto. The water is sitting at a very toasty 82°, which is far warmer than normal for this time of year. It’s a weird feeling, like summer doesn’t want to let go.

Now, the surf itself. Forget the first few days. Wednesday afternoon kicks things off with a storm risk and a meager 3ft of south-west swell, but the wind is on it and the energy is weak, only a 27 on the combined scale. It’s just messy. Thursday is more of the same, small and cross-shore, nothing worth getting wet for. The poor conditions just keep lining up.

We finally see the wind swing offshore on Friday morning with a light NNE breeze, but the swell has already dropped to a tiny 2ft. It’s clean, sure, but there’s just not enough push. The energy reading is a paltry 19. It’s a tease. The weekend doesn't offer any hope either. Saturday and Sunday have the swell dropping to almost nothing, with energy values of just 8 and 1, respectively. The offshore winds will have the surface looking like glass, but you can’t surf a lake.

There’s a long gap of nothing from the 14th to the 17th, with no waves at all. Just flat, clean water. If you’ve got a paddleboard, this is your time. The surf forecast, if you can call it that, doesn’t start to even cough up a hint of life until the 18th. A little 0.7ft blip with a 7-second period, which is nothing.

The rest of the second week is more of the same—tiny, weak swells. We see a couple of glassy afternoons on the 19th and 20th, but the swell is basically non-existent. The energy readings stay in the single digits. There is a slight pickup on the 23rd, with a 1ft swell and a 7-second period, but it’s still tiny. The energy is only at 7.

Look, there’s just nothing here. The breaks are inconsistent, and the energy is weak across the board. For a stretch of coast that needs a solid SW groundswell to light up, this forecast is a total dud. It's a long, blank run, which can happen here. Given the light winds and small surf, if we did get any size, it would just be a crumbly mess. This setup honestly looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddler.

Keep the board in the bag, and let’s hope the forecasts change. This is Rusty, signing off.

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