Alykes - Zakynthos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be real – this outlook for Alykes is a tough one. Over the next 16 days, there’s barely a whisper of rideable surf, and honestly, nothing that’ll get the heart racing. The first real mention of any swell doesn’t pop up until Monday morning (September 14), and even then it’s tiny. From now until then, you’re looking at a solid four-day gap with absolutely nothing on offer – flat, clean, and cruel.

Starting Thursday and Friday, it’s all glass and calm winds but zero energy in the water. Saturday and Sunday stay the same story: flat, with a bit of cross-off or cross-shore breeze that’d be nice if there was a wave to surf. There’s no swell height, no period, and the combined energy sits at a big fat zero (0) – meaning the ocean’s just not interested.

Come Monday the 14th, we finally see a pulse. Tiny 1ft swell from the northwest, with a short period of 4 seconds. That’s windswell, not groundswell – gutless and bumpy. Combined energy is just 3 (weak). The morning has a moderate cross-shore chop, and by afternoon it’s clean but down to 0.3ft. Not worth paddling out for, even on a longboard.

Tuesday the 15th brings clean offshore wind from the south-southwest in the afternoon, but still no swell at all – zero. Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th flirt with 1ft from the southeast and northeast, but periods stay short at 3 seconds. The energy is still pathetic (3 or 4), and there’s risk of thunderstorms and cross-onshore wind. Just messy.

Friday the 18th morning goes glassy with a tiny 0.7ft north swell (period 3 secs, energy 1) – a glassy surface, but the waves are barely a ripple. After that, we’re back to flat from the 19th through the 22nd, with some glassy mornings and clean afternoons, but also storm risks and gusty winds straight through.

The last glimmer shows up on the 25th (Friday) morning: a 2ft swell from the north-northwest, period 4 seconds, combined energy of 9 (still weak). That’s the biggest pulse in the whole window, but it’s a long way off – over a week away – and with onshore wind in the morning, it’ll be lumpy. The afternoon cleans up with a light offshore, but the swell is already dropping to 1ft.

Water temp is a standout though – at 84°F on September 10, that’s 7°F warmer than normal, which is very unusual. You’ll be sweating in a spring suit.

Bottom line: there’s no session worth chasing here. If you’ve got a kite, some of those cross-off afternoons with stronger wind (like Sunday the 13th with 28 mph or Monday the 21st with 25 mph) might get you going, but for a surfboard? Leave it at home. Forecasts can change, but right now, Alykes is on a serious flat spell. Rusty out.

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