Surf Forecasts:
Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 502 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you about the next couple of weeks at Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach. It's a sandbar set-up, very consistent for catching waves, but it's sheltered, so it needs the right swell to really work.
Right off the bat, the water is feeling weird. It's sitting at 63.9° which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year, over five degrees above average. That's very unusual and might throw off your feel for the session.
Honestly, the outlook for a proper surf is grim. We've got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead. The first week is basically a write-off. We're looking at a gap of over a week with nothing I'd recommend. The swell energy is there, with moderate readings, but the wind is a constant problem. Strong onshore and cross-onshore winds from the SW are just tearing up the surface on top of a weak, short-period swell that’s under 3 ft. It's a chop-fest.
Thursday the 20th of August morning is the only glimmer. It's tiny, with a 2 ft swell from the SW, but the wind goes glassy. The comment says 'surfable waves but very ordinary conditions' and I'd only give that a 1 out of 10. It's a tiny window of clean water, but with no push, it's more of a longboard or a paddle than a surf.
The second half of the window, into the following Monday (the 24th) and Tuesday (the 25th), we see a bump in swell height, picking up to 4.3 ft from the WNW with an 8-second period. The combined energy gets moderate. But the wind is wrong. It’s onshore or cross-onshore every single time. The comment for those mornings is ‘marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions’. We're still looking at poor conditions in the afternoons.
This break just can't handle the wind we're getting. It's a beach and sandbar setup, so with these strong onshore winds and weak, short-period swell, this is looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing through most of the period. There is no standout day. Don't bother for at least the next week and a half.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 202 | 192 | 211 | 181 | 149 | 136 | 162 | 252 | 410 | 271 | 502 | 416 | 344 | 309 | 309 | 255 | 211 | 217 | 208 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.71m | 11:32PM2.14m | 1:08PM1.76m | 00:23AM2.03m | 1:43PM1.81m | 1:15AM1.87m | 2:17PM1.85m | 2:08AM1.70m | 2:50PM1.87m | 3:06AM1.52m | 3:25PM1.86m | 4:16AM1.37m | 4:02PM1.84m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.68m | 6:17AM-0.26m | 6:23PM0.58m | 6:56AM-0.13m | 7:15PM0.49m | 7:34AM0.04m | 8:07PM0.43m | 8:11AM0.24m | 9:01PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.46m | 9:59PM0.36m | 9:31AM0.68m | 11:02PM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 197 | 202 | 192 | 211 | 181 | 130 | 97 | 76 | 38 | 410 | 271 | 502 | 416 | 344 | 309 | 309 | 255 | 211 | 217 | 208 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 108 | 130 | 161 | 157 | 153 | 149 | 136 | 130 | 252 | 32 | 88 | 18 | 77 | 8 | 44 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 66 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | S 10 | W 13 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 44 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 62 | 97 | 162 | 167 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | W 10 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 21 | — | 68 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 451 | 25 | 47 | 108 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 109 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 16 | 16 | 107 | 6 |
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