Point Roadnight Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve been looking over the next few weeks for Point Roadnight. It’s a pretty rare-breaks setup, so when it does line up, you’ve got to be on it. The first real sniff of something decent is a way off, so we’ve got a bit of a wait ahead.

The opening week is pretty flat and ordinary. Friday the 17th kicks off with a 5ft SW swell, but it’s crossed up and the morning’s a write-off. The arvo glass-off with 5ft SW swell and 3 mph SW winds sounds promising, but the energy is huge at 1202 (moderate wave energy) and the period is a very long 16 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, but at a point, it should wrap in nicely. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild. But honestly, the scores are low, and it’s inconsistent. The Saturday and Sunday drop off hard – tiny 2ft to 3ft junk, and the whole week after that is a snooze with barely surfable dribble. The crowd factor is “sometimes” here, so on a good day you’ll have company.

Now, the real story starts on Thursday the 23rd. The morning has a 3ft SW swell with 19 mph offshore WSW wind – clean, but it’s a bit small and the energy is modest (531). The arvo gets messy with a 25 mph cross-off, so no good.

The standout window is Friday the 24th through to Thursday the 30th. Friday the 24th morning is a gem: 7ft SSW swell, 12 mph W offshore wind, clean, and 1648 energy (moderate wave energy). That’s excellent for experienced surfers – too big for beginners. Saturday the 25th morning is similar with 7ft SSW swell and 12 mph SW offshore, but the arvo pumps up to 8ft SW with 3102 energy (strong wave energy) – that’s big and powerful, experienced only. Sunday the 26th morning is a nice 4ft SW swell with glassy 3 mph cross-off, clean and smaller, a good rest day.

The real bomb is Monday the 27th: 12ft SW swell all day, with energy hitting 5536 in the morning and 7390 in the arvo (very strong wave energy). That’s massive, with a 14-15 second period. This is for experts only – the size is intimidating, and the point will handle it, but it’s a serious session. Tuesday the 28th stays big with 7ft and 6ft SSW swell, 16-second period, clean cross-off winds, and energy around 2195 and 1697 – still strong, but a notch down. Wednesday the 29th is solid 5ft-6ft SW swell, clean, and Thursday the 30th morning is glassy with 8ft SSW swell and 4117 energy – another top-tier morning for experienced surfers.

The best of the whole run? I’d say Friday the 24th morning and Thursday the 30th morning are the absolute standouts. Both have solid 7ft+ SSW swell, offshore or glassy winds, and that long-period groundswell pushing in. The point will be clean, powerful, and with “sometimes” crowds, you might score a few waves alone. After that, it drops off on the 1st of August with onshore junk.

So, there’s a long gap of nothing, then a proper run of big, clean swell from the 24th to the 30th. Get on it, but bring your big-wave board and your wits.

Rusty.

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