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Level 10/10

The Zorba

Newquay, Cornwall, UK (England)
🪨Rocks🪸Sharp reef😮‍💨Hold-downs🌀Strong rips⚠️Shallow

The Zorba is the Cribbar's lesser-known but equally fearsome sibling--a big wave reef off Pentire headland.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
15
Poor
0.9m
@16s
32km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
0.9m
@11s
14km/h
Sat
2
0
Poor
0.6m
@10s
13km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.9m
WNW(283°)
Score: 0/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 18/25
Wind
32km/h
ESE(121°)
Score: 24/25
Weather
16°C
0.2mm53%
Windswell Component
0.7mESE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 29 km/h ESE|PM: 32 km/h SE
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 11am (-3.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:37 am
High tide - 2.49m
11:04 am
Low tide - -3.08m
4:58 pm
High tide - 2.50m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

15
Poor
Components
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period18/25
Wind24/25
Raw Score50/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score25/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score15
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (250°)
Direction range
225° - 280°
Size range
4.5m - 12m
Ideal size
8.4m
Height multiplier
1.08×
Ideal period
18s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
100° - 170°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

10/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Secondary: Mar, Sep

Getting There

Airport
NQY
Drive time
10 min
Data quality
verified

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