Zorba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what Zorba’s got cooking over the next couple of weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough start. We’re looking at more than a week of pretty grim conditions before anything even gets close to rideable. The water temp is sitting at 55°F, which is a whopping 4°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a real standout, a weirdly warm ocean for the season.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Tuesday morning, the 11th of August. We’ve got a 5ft swell rolling in from the SSE with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate at 521. The wind is light and onshore, so it’s not perfect, but it’s the first time the score isn’t a total zero. It’s marginal, tide-dependent, but it’s a start. Tuesday afternoon looks similar, with a 5ft SSE swell, a longer 12-second period, and 550 energy. The wind is still gentle onshore, so it’s not clean, but there’s some energy in the water.

Then we hit a bit of a dry spell again until Thursday afternoon, the 13th of August. That session brings a 5ft SSE swell with a very long period of 14 seconds and a decent energy reading of 759. The wind is light and onshore again, but that long period means the waves will have some serious push and shape. This is a point-break kinda swell, so Zorba, being an exposed spot, might see some nice lines, but the onshore breeze will chop it up a bit. It’s still a marginal call.

The next day, Friday the 14th of August morning, we have a 4ft SSE swell, 11-second period, and 408 energy with a gentle cross-shore breeze. Still marginal, but the cross-shore is better than straight onshore. It’s a maybe.

After that, we’re back to poor conditions for days. The wind is all over the place, and the swell is either too small or from the wrong direction for Zorba, which is best with a southerly swell.

The real standout, the one that’s worth circling on the calendar, lands on Tuesday morning, the 18th of August. The wind goes light and cross-offshore from the NW, the sky is clear, and we’ve got a 4ft swell from the south with an 8-second period. The combined energy is 250. The wind will be clean, and the swell direction is right. This is the best window in the whole 16-day run. The crowd factor is “sometimes” at Zorba, so you might have some company, but with conditions this average, it won’t be a circus.

From there, it fades out. The 19th of August has tiny waves, and then on the 21st of August, we get a bigger, wind-affected 6ft SSW swell, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Not worth it.

So, to sum it up: the first week plus is a write-off. Tuesday the 11th is a sniff of hope, but the real pick is Tuesday morning the 18th of August. That’s your window. Don’t get too excited about anything else.

Rusty.

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