Apolonia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what we’ve got for Apolonia over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you, mate – it’s a pretty grim outlook. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the water temp is running at 86°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be sweating in your wettie.

For the first week, from Tuesday the 18th of August right through to the end of that week, we’re looking at nothing but small, weak, wind-affected slop. Swell heights barely crack 2ft, period is a piddly 5 to 7 seconds, and the combined wave energy is struggling to get out of single digits – mostly between 8 and 74, which is very weak. The wind is on it, making everything choppy and messy. There’s a couple of glassy mornings, like Friday the 21st and Tuesday the 25th, but the swell is just too small and weak to bother with.

The second week doesn’t offer much more hope. From the 24th of August onward, it’s the same story: small, short-period, onshore wind rubbish. There is a slight bump on the 31st of August, Monday morning, with swell hitting 4ft from the WNW with an 8-second period. The wave energy climbs to 146 (moderate), and the wind is a light cross-onshore. But the data still calls it marginal and poor. Then on the 1st of September, Tuesday morning, it goes glassy with a 3ft swell from the WNW and an 8-second period, energy at 98. That might just be surfable if you’re desperate, but it’s nothing to write home about.

Honestly, there are no standout days. The swell is too small, the wind is mostly wrong, and this break is inconsistent at the best of times. If you need a paddle, the only window to even consider is the late afternoon of the 28th of August (2ft, 8 seconds, 53 energy) or that Monday the 31st of August morning, but don’t hold your breath.

This is just one of those blank runs. It tends not to stay poor forever, but right now, the charts are empty. Stay tuned.

Rusty.

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