Voltri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. I’ve stared at this forecast for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it’s a tough one to write. We’ve got a serious flat spell on our hands.

Looking at the whole picture, the surf is essentially non-existent. We're looking at a long stretch where the ocean is just gonna be a pond. The first real potential, if you can even call it that, doesn't show up until the morning of Friday the 7th, and even then, it’s barely a ripple.

The first few days are a complete write-off. From now through Thursday, there’s just nothing with any push. The energy is next to nothing, with combined swell energy values in the weak single digits (1) on Thursday the 6th. The water’s warm, about 84° which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but it’s like a bathtub with no waves. You’d be better off on a SUP or just having a swim.

Friday the 7th morning, we finally see a pulse of something. It’s a small SW groundswell at 1ft with a period of 7 seconds. Light offshore N wind will make it clean. But this is Voltri (Genoa), a point break, and it’s inconsistent. At this size, it’s really only going to be knee-to-waist high at best. Afternoon sees the wind shift onshore and the energy fade.

The weekend doesn't offer much hope. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are similar stories: tiny SW swells, 0.3ft to 0.7ft, with periods around 4 seconds. That’s just wind chop. While the mornings have that offshore flow that keeps the surface glassy, there just isn’t enough swell to make a wave. On Saturday the 8th, the combined energy is back down to a weak 1 (1). It’s heartbreaking.

Then we hit a dead zone. From Monday the 11th through to Friday the 15th, the forecast is completely flat. Not even a blip on the radar. That's a solid five days of nothing. Maybe you can find a longboard and catch some foam, but this point break isn't going to show its face.

We see a tiny flare-up on Sunday the 16th of August. The morning has a clean 1ft S swell and the afternoon pushes up to 2ft from the S, with the energy jumping to a moderate 15 (15). It’s the biggest we’ll see in this window, but it’s still small, and the onshore SSE breeze in the afternoon will mess up the surface. It’s something, but it’s not going to be worth burning a lot of fuel for.

The final week, from the 17th onward, is more of the same: flat. There’s a chance of a thunderstorm on Monday the 17th, which will chop things up further. The mornings from the 18th to the 21st are clean with offshore winds and small SW swells in the 0.3ft to 1ft range, but the energy is pitifully weak (1). Tuesday the 19th has a clean 1ft SW swell with a light offshore wind, probably the best of a bad lot, but it’s still just ankle-biters.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for some kind of wave, Sunday the 16th morning is your best bet, but don’t hold your breath. The setup here, with the small swell and onshore flows, might be better for a kite if you have one. But for a surfboard, it’s looking like a long, dry spell.

The forecasts can change, though. We’ll keep watching.

Rusty.

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