Point Roadnight Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer.

We’ve got a decent run of swell coming in, but it’s not all plain sailing. The first real action kicks off on the 1st of September, but that afternoon is pretty average – a 3ft SW swell with a decent 15-second period, but it’s cross-off and the energy is weak (448). Not worth getting excited about. The good stuff starts rolling in from the 2nd.

Wednesday the 2nd, the swell builds. Morning sees 5ft SW at 16 seconds, winds are light cross-off, and the combined energy jumps to 1161 – that’s a solid moderate wave energy. By the afternoon, it’s pushing 5ft from the SW, same 15-second period, and the energy is up to 1220. Winds are light, clean. This is the sweet spot of the first wave. Point Roadnight is a point break that rarely breaks, so when it’s on, it’s special. This is looking like the standout for the first week. The water’s sitting at 57°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year.

Thursday the 3rd gets bigger, with 6ft in the morning and 7ft in the afternoon, both SW. The wind is offshore in the morning and cross-off in the afternoon. The energy is ramping up into the moderate range. Friday and Saturday keep the size up, with 8ft and 8ft peaks, but the wind gets a bit punchy, especially on Saturday with a strong breeze. That 8ft is getting into expert-only territory.

Sunday the 6th is a real treat. The swell drops to a manageable 5ft in the morning, but it’s the afternoon that’s the gem – 5ft from the SW, winds go glassy, energy is moderate (773). Clean, lined-up waves at a rare-breaking point. That’s the standout of the whole run.

From Monday the 7th, the swell fades fast. Tiny, messy waves with onshore winds. There’s a gap of a few days with nothing worth paddling out for. But then, hold onto your board – Tuesday the 8th afternoon throws up a 8ft SW groundswell with a 17-second period. The energy is jumping to 3870, which is strong. This is big, long-period swell, and at a river mouth or reef, it would be perfect, but at a point break like this, it should still be very good. Winds are light cross-off, making it clean. This is for experienced surfers only, at 8ft.

Wednesday the 9th goes nuclear – 16ft from the SW at 17 seconds. Combined energy is 17033. That’s very strong. But with 28 mph cross-off winds, it’s going to be a wild, dangerous day. Only for the absolute top crew. The afternoon drops to 12ft, but still strong winds.

After that, the swell settles down again, with some cleaner days around the 11th and 12th, with 6ft to 7ft SW swells and gentle winds. The 12th afternoon is looking excellent for experienced surfers with clean 7ft waves.

Then we taper off into the second week – smaller, wind-affected surf until the 16th, where a new 3ft SW groundswell at a very long 19 seconds shows up with offshore winds. Promising, but it’s a long way out.

So, for the pick of the litter: the glassy Sunday afternoon on the 6th is pure magic. And for those who can handle it, Tuesday the 8th afternoon is a powerful, clean groundswell session.

Rusty

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