Zorba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This stretch ain't looking great if you're after something special. The pattern right out of the gate is dominated by light to moderate southeast winds and small, weak swells. For the first week through to the 21st, we're stuck with poor conditions and messy wind. There’s a real gap in quality—nothing worth paddling for until the very end of the period.

Let’s talk about the one real standout: Tuesday morning, 25th August. That’s the session you want to pencil in. For that morning, we’ve got clean surf with a light cross-offshore breeze out of the northeast. Wave height is around 4ft from the SSE, and the swell period is a solid 11 seconds—proper groundswell. That’s packing moderate energy (422). The combined swell energy here is moderate (422). This is the most promising spell, but it’s only a half-day window; that afternoon the wind picks up and gets messy.

Before that, there isn’t much worth mentioning. Monday morning the 24th has marginal surf and the wrong wind, so it’s a no-go. Thursday morning the 27th has a bit more size (around 5ft from the E) with clean cross-offshore wind, and that’s another brief highlight worth a look if you’re keen. But it’s still not perfect because the swell period is short, only 7 seconds.

If you’re a beginner, the swell stays under 5ft for most of this forecast, so size ain’t a problem. However, the conditions are often messy or choppy. The place is called Zorba (Big Island). It’s open to swell from the south, but most of these swells come in from the east or SSE, so it’s not ideal exposure. Crowds can be an issue here sometimes—just a heads up. For the 25th, it could be busy if the word gets out because it’s the best window.

The water temperature sits around 52°F with just a 1°F anomaly, so it’s pretty normal for the time of year. Not warm, but not freakish.

Honestly, there are long stretches with nothing worth paddling out for. The wind ruins almost every day. If the wind wasn’t so persistent from the southeast, we’d have more to talk about. The morning of the 25th is the best card you’re dealt, but it’s a short-lived window.

Rusty.

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