Voidokoilia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. I’ve been staring at the charts for Voidokoilia, and I gotta be honest with you – it’s a tough stretch of weather coming up. We’ve got a long, dry spell of nothing but small, weak waves and dodgy wind for days on end.

Right now, the outlook is bleak. There’s basically no surf worth paddling out for for the first two weeks of this forecast. The swell is tiny, barely a bump, with an energy reading of only 16. The water is a very warm 83°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s where the good news ends. The wind is mostly cross-on and choppy, ruining what little shape there is. This pattern of poor surf conditions just keeps rolling on day after day.

We’ve got a real gap here. From Sunday the 23rd of August all the way through to Friday the 4th of September, it’s a total write-off. Swell heights are mostly below 2ft, with periods as short as 3 to 4 seconds – that’s just wind chop, not a wave you can sink a rail into. The combined energy values are in the single digits or low teens, nothing with any push. You’d be wasting your time.

Then, finally, on Saturday the 5th of September, things start to look a little more interesting. Saturday morning shows a pulse of 4ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 8 seconds. The energy jumps up to 203, which is a solid notch above the rest. The wind is light cross-on from the NNW, but it’s a light breeze, so the surface won’t be too chopped up. It’s still a marginal call – the report says “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions” – but this is the only window in the whole 16 days that has any kind of pulse. The afternoon holds similar size at 4ft, but the wind swings more onshore.

If you’re desperate for a paddle, Saturday morning is your best bet. It’s not a standout in the classic sense, but it’s the only game in town. The swell direction is WNW, and the optimum swell for Voidokoilia is from the WSW, so it’s a bit off the ideal angle, but with such a long dry spell, take what you can get. The crowds at Voidokoilia are sometimes an issue, but on a marginal day like this, you’ll likely have plenty of room.

After that, it’s back to the same old story: small, weak, and blown out. Sunday the 6th fades fast, and we’re into the abyss again by Monday the 7th.

So, the honest truth? There’s one morning to keep an eye on, and it’s two weeks out. Nothing else is worth the drive.

Rusty.

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