Conditions at Apollonas in July
July: Peak Meltemi Madness
July is the guts of the meltemi season, and it is not friendly to surf quality at Apollonas. The average swell height reads 1.0m (3.3ft), but that number is misleading - 74.4% of all swell observations come out of the NNW, virtually all of it windswell generated by the relentless NNW wind which blows 70.7% of the time. The true N/NE window barely exists at 6.6%, while offshore S-SW winds drop to just 6.5% of the wind distribution. Ideal wind plummets to 2%. The result is almost permanent chop: cross-to-onshore NNW wind mixed with short-period 5.0s waves making for bumpy, blown-out conditions. Add air temperatures of 24.6°C (min 20.4°C, max 32.2°C), near-zero rainfall at 0.04mm/day, and a water temperature of 24.6°C, and it's easy to see why most surfers put the board away and wait for autumn.
Average Spot conditions at Apollonas in July
Swell history for July
Wind history for July
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Apollonas during July. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at Apollonas for your next trip in July.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Apollonas for July. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at Apollonas.