The Stormrider Surf Guide Italy

It could be called a big lake, an enclosed sea or a mini-ocean but the fact remains that the Mediterranean holds its fair share of quality surf. Although Peter Troy first surfed Genova in 1963, it is only recently that surfers have become a regular sight along the tideless shores of Italy and beyond. Here in the cradle of European civilisation, a new culture is hitting the warmer water to ride the beaches, reefs and points that benefit from the surprisingly regular pulses of Mistral-driven swell. These multi-directional windswells may not be huge, and are often all too short, but they sure can be sweet.


The Stormrider Surf Guides are the worlds best selling and most respected collection of surfing guide books delivered in paper, ebook and app formats. The Stormrider Surf Guides are the only comprehensive colour guides to the coastlines of Europe, North America, Central American and the Caribbean, Indonesia and the Indian Ocean, South America, Africa, East Asia, The Pacific and Australia. The authoritative text includes oceanographic, environmental and cultural notes on the entire coastlines. Each guide contains numerous full colour maps and superb photos of the best waves, shot by the best photographers. All information is compiled with the help of local riders whose sensitive approach enables an accurate and knowledgeable appraisal. An essential tool for surfers searching for their perfect wave.