Zepotonengo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at the charts for Zepotonengo. It’s a bit of a slow burner this week, but there are some proper windows of clean surf if you pick your moments. We’ve got a solid run of South West groundswell lining up, but the daily seabreeze is gonna chop things up in the arvos. The mornings are where it’s at.

The water is sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, 88°, so you can get away with just boardies and a rashie. The first standout is Thursday the 10th. It’s glassy at dawn, with a 5ft SW swell rolling in at 16 seconds. The energy is moderate but pushing strong at 1063, and it’s gonna be clean and lined up. This is the best on offer to start, and it’s got that long-period push that’ll make it feel bigger than it is. This is a proper little session for anyone who can handle a proper wave.

Friday morning the 11th is still looking pretty good, glassy again with 4ft of SW swell, though the period drops a touch to 15 seconds. Still, very clean. After that, the afternoons turn into a bit of a washout with the cross-on breeze, so don’t bother. There’s a few smaller days over the weekend, and Monday the 14th has some lumpy conditions and a risk of storms, so it’s worth giving that a miss.

The next real highlight is Tuesday morning the 15th. The swell bumps back up to 4ft with a long 17-second period, and it’s clean with a slight cross-off wind. This one looks fun, plenty of push and shape. Then again, Wednesday and Thursday mornings the 16th and 17th are looking glassy and clean with that SW groundswell holding in the 4-4ft range. These are all proper, quality surf windows. It’s a consistent run of mornings, which is a nice change.

We get a little bit of a lull in size for a few days, but the energy stays moderate. The big one to keep an eye on is Sunday the 20th. That morning the swell is back to 4ft, but the period jumps to 19 seconds and the energy is strong at 1135. It’s glassy, and this is another standout. It’s a long-period groundswell, so it’ll be walled up and fast, and for a beach setup like this, it might be a bit straight, but it’ll be powerful. Monday the 21st also looks excellent, with a similar 4ft of SW swell and strong energy at 1116.

After that, it settles into a pattern of clean mornings and choppy afternoons for the rest of the run into the 25th. There’s plenty to go at, you just have to be an early bird. The afternoons are mostly for the kitesurfers with that cross-on breeze. If you’re a beginner, the mornings when it’s around 3-4ft are your window, but when it’s pushing 5ft with that long period, it’s got some serious grunt to it. Get out there at first light.

Rusty.

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