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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
0
Poor
0.6m
@7s
12km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.4m
@7s
9km/h
Tue
23
10
Poor
0.3m
@11s
7km/h
Wed
24
15
Poor
0.3m
@9s
5km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.5m
@9s
25km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
0.8m
@8s
23km/h
Sat
27
0
Poor
0.7m
@7s
19km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.6m
@6s
11km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
3.0m
@10s
21km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
2.4m
@8s
18km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.6m
W(261°)
Score: 0/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 0/25
Wind
12km/h
N(7°)
Score: 6/25
Weather
19°C
0.0mm86%
Windswell Component
0.1mNE@1s
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 1 km/h ESE|PM: 16 km/h N
1 km/h vs 16 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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0°45°90°135°180°225°270°315°NESW
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Tide Times

4:23 am
Low tide - -2.89m
10:19 am
High tide - 1.63m
4:40 pm
Low tide - -2.58m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period0/25
Wind6/25
Raw Score23/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-12
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness
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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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