Agios Ioannis Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Over the next 16 days, Agios Ioannis is a dead zone. It’s a crying shame, but there’s just nothing on the cards for paddle surfing. The whole outlook is a blank run of poor surf conditions, with a few tiny, short-period windswells that aren’t going to excite anyone.

We’ve got a massive gap of no surf at all from the start, right through the first week and beyond. The first real sign of life is a tiny 0.7ft easterly with a 3-second period hitting Monday morning, 13th July, but the wind is a messy cross-shore at 16 mph. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine. The combined energy of all swells directed here is a measly (1), so there’s no power in the water.

The best of a very bad bunch might be the Monday afternoon, 13th July. We get a glassy 1ft from the ENE with a 4-second period. It’s knee-high and weak, but for a total beginner, it’s something to float around on. Combined energy (7) is still pathetic. The water is about average for the time of year.

After that, it’s more of the same – tiny waves, often with no energy at all. The wind is a bit tricky at Agios Ioannis, which is a point break and exposed to the NE. The optimum swell direction here is from the NE, but the swells we get are tiny and from the wrong angles. On Saturday morning, 18th July, we get a clean 2ft from the east with a 4-second period and a light cross-offshore wind, but it’s just not enough to get excited about. Combined energy (13).

A few afternoons, like the 26th July, show a clean 1ft from the ENE with a 5-second period, but again, it’s tiny. There’s just nothing with any size, period, or consistency. If you’re desperate for a splash, the cleanest windows are the glassy morning of the 17th July with a 1ft NE swell, or the 18th July morning. Honestly, for this stretch, the setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle board.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, and don’t waste the petrol.

Rusty.

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