Multedo seasonal overview
Best Surf Season (November - March)
The Gulf of Genoa comes alive as autumn gives way to winter. Low pressure systems tracking across the Mediterranean tap into the North Atlantic storm track, and the fetch that develops southwest of Liguria sends the SSW-to-WSW swell that Multedo's south-southwest facing beach needs. A negative NAO phase can help displace the Atlantic jet stream southward, fuelling these Mediterranean lows and keeping the SW swell window open. December and January are the standouts, with average heights reaching 3ft (0.9m) and ideal offshore winds from the N/NE quadrant blowing 49-52% of the time. Even the late-season months of February and March continue to produce ridable, punchy windswell, though average periods are still short and surface quality depends heavily on the wind.
Fair Surf Season (October & April)
These transition months sit in a meteorological no-man's land. October sees the first meaningful low-pressure impulses, but average periods are still around 5 seconds and the NNE-ENE offshore windows are only 34% reliable. April still has decent SW-dominant swell lines in the water, but the increasing SSE/SE flow from the developing Mediterranean thermal regime significantly chops up the surface, trimming ideal wind percentages down to 25%. Good enough for a grovel session, not for a surf trip.
Low Surf Season (May - September)
Summer retreats into small, short-period, wind-blown leftovers. Average wave heights sink from 2ft (0.6m) in May to barely 1.3ft (0.4m) in July and August, while periods hover at 4.4-4.9s. The dominant SSE-SE seabreeze tears up whatever small SW swell arrives, and ideal offshore wind windows fall to 11-22%. This is the time for swimming, not for paddling out at Multedo.