Apolonia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf. There's a long stretch of small, weak, and messy waves on the cards, so keep your expectations low and your board bag ready for a road trip if you're desperate.

We've got one spot on the radar, Apolonia, a sandbar that's a beginner-friendly wave. It’s inconsistent, so it doesn't break all that often, and when it does, it's pretty weak. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Now, looking at the forecast, we’re looking at a real dry spell. Starting now, there's no surf worth mentioning for over a week. The energy is just pitiful, with readings barely scraping into double digits – we're talking about combined swell energy of just 10-50 (weak energy) for most of the period. The swell direction is mostly from the WNW, which isn't what this spot wants; it really needs a solid W/NW groundswell to get any power.

From Wednesday the 9th through to at least the 16th, the waves are tiny, maybe 1ft to 2.3ft, with short, weak periods of 4-8 seconds. The mornings are often glassy with light winds, but the afternoons are blown out by a moderate to fresh onshore breeze. It's just not going to be worth the paddle.

There's a bit of a blip on the 19th, Saturday morning. The wind will be light and cross-offshore from the NE, which will keep things clean, and there's a slight bump in period to 6 seconds. But even then, we're only looking at 2.3ft. It's surfable, but barely, and for beginners, it might be okay. The afternoon, however, gets messy again with a fresh cross-onshore wind.

After that, it fades back into nothingness again. The energy levels just die, dropping to single digits by the 21st. There's a final glimpse of hope on the 24th, with a glassy morning and a little more west in the swell, but it's still only 1.6ft.

Look, the long-range outlook is a bit more promising with a better W/NW direction showing up, but that's a week and a half away and I wouldn't bank on it. The bottom line is, there's nothing here that gets the heart racing. The conditions just aren't there to make anything of the small, weak swell. If you're a beginner and just want a splash around in clean, tiny waves, the mornings on the 19th might be your best bet. But for anyone else, it's a big old skip. This looks like it could be more interesting for the kite surfers than us paddle surfers, to be honest.

Stay patient. It won't stay this flat forever.

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