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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.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
2.7m
@18s
29km/h
Tue
31
7
Poor
2.4m
@16s
13km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
1.8m
@12s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.7m
W(277°)
Score: 2/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
29km/h
NW(319°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
11°C
0.0mm36%
Windswell Component
1.2mNW@4s
Secondary Swell
1.0mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 27 km/h NW|PM: 27 km/h NW
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 10am (-3.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:48 am
High tide - 1.69m
10:20 am
Low tide - -3.19m
4:13 pm
High tide - 1.94m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction10/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score37/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness

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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