Apolonia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about the surf. Pull up a sand dune, I’m Rusty.

Right now, Apolonia (a sandbar set-up) is looking pretty flat and sad. The water’s sitting at 82°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a little odd, but not unpleasant if you’re just floating around.

We’re kicking off the forecast period on Tuesday, July 7, and honestly, the first week is a write-off for anyone wanting to actually paddle into something. The swell is tiny, barely scraping 3ft, with a short-period, weak-sauce energy reading of only 116 (that’s weak wave energy, folks). And the wind? It’s cross-on or onshore almost all day, messing up the surface. It’s clear skies but bumpy, poor surf conditions. Wednesday and Thursday don’t get much better – slight bumps up in height to 3ft - 4ft, but the period drops to 7 seconds (very short) and the wind stays moderate and cross/on. No shape, no power.

Friday the 10th through to the middle of the second week (around July 13) we’re stuck in a real slump. Swell heights hover between 1ft and 2ft, periods of 6 to 7 seconds, and combined wave energy values down in the 20s and 40s – that’s weak, weak, weak. The wind is light but still cross-on or onshore pretty consistently, leaving small, messy ripples. It’s basically a lake with a bit of breeze.

Things get a *little* bit of a pulse around Thursday, July 16, and into Friday, July 17. The swell picks up to about 3ft - 3ft, still from the WNW with a 7-second period (short period), and the energy reading climbs to 70. For the first time, the morning conditions are described as “marginal surf” with a 1 out of 10. Light cross-on winds (6-12 mph) mean the surface might not be total garbage. The waves will be small and weak, but if you’re desperate, there might be a knee-high dribbler to ride.

That marginal trend carries into Saturday, July 18 morning, with a similar 3ft swell, light winds from the SW, and wave energy hitting 79 – the highest we’ll see in the whole 16-day window. It’s still short period (7 seconds) and the break is inconsistent at the best of times, so don’t expect much. But the wind is barely a whisper (3 mph), which is better than the afternoon onshore carnage.

After that little flicker, we drop right back into the doldrums from Sunday, July 19, to the end of the outlook on Wednesday, July 22. Wave heights sink back to 2ft - 3ft, periods of 6-7 seconds, energy numbers in the 20s and 30s – basically flat.

So here’s the deal: there are no standouts in this 16-day run. The best on offer, if you can call it that, is the morning of Saturday, July 18th. The swell is around 3ft from the WNW, the wind is super light cross-on (3 mph), and the water will be glassy enough that you might catch a few clean little ones. But with the break being inconsistent and the swell period so short, you’ll be waiting a lot for not much.

Otherwise, honestly, this looks more like a kiteboarding window for the few days the wind picks up. For a paddle surfer, it’s a tough stretch. But hey, it tends not to stay this poor forever – forecasts can change.

– Rusty

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