Point Roadnight Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s coming up for Point Roadnight over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow start, but things are gonna build into some pretty special conditions later on.

Right now, through to the end of this week, we’ve got a bit of a waiting game. The swell is small and weak, rarely cracking 3 ft, and the wind is mostly working against us with a cross-onshore kick to it. The water’s sitting at 56°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year – nothing unusual there. It’s not going to be worth your time paddling out until things start to line up.

Finally, on Friday the 21st, we start seeing a turnaround. The wind backs off and swings offshore from the WSW in the afternoon, cleaning things right up. Swell bumps to a clean 3 ft from the SW with a long, juicy 14-second period. The energy is kicking into a solid moderate range (815). It’s not massive, but it’ll be fun and lined up. That afternoon is the first real standout.

Then Saturday the 22nd gets even better. The morning is a bit wind-affected, but by the afternoon the offshore is back, soft from the WSW at 15 km/h (9 mph). Swell pushes to 5 ft from the SW with a long 15-second period. The energy is strong (1191). This is proper point-break territory – the long period means those waves will wrap in clean and hold their shape. It’s not for beginners though; 5 ft is on the upper edge of manageable for a learner. For you intermediate and above, this is gonna be a cracker.

Sunday the 23rd afternoon is the absolute pick of the bunch for the whole forecast. The wind goes light and cross-off from the NW, and we get 5 ft of clean SW swell with a very long 16-second period. The energy is pumping hard (1904), and conditions are described as excellent for experienced surfers. This is one to mark on the calendar – just be aware this spot is inconsistent and rarely breaks, so when it does, you want to be on it. With crowds listed as sometimes, you might have a few others with the same idea.

After that, the quality drops off sharply. Monday the 24th gets messy with strong wind, and the rest of that week into the end of August looks pretty ordinary – lumpy, choppy, or just too small. There’s a brief flicker on the morning of the 30th of August when it goes glassy with 3 ft, 15-second swell, but the energy is only moderate (467). It’s a decent looking wave, but not a standout.

The last day of the month, Monday the 31st of August, throws up a big 8 ft swell from the WSW, but it’s got a 14-second period and the wind is onshore and choppy. That’s big, powerful, and ugly – only for the keenest experts, and honestly, with conditions like that, a beach setup like this might be more fun for the kite surfers than paddle guys.

So in short: the best waves of the whole outlook are the Saturday afternoon 22nd and the Sunday afternoon 23rd of August. Clean, long-period SW groundswell, light offshores or clean cross-off winds, and solid energy. Get on it.

Rusty.

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