Rhosneigr Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s happening with Rhosneigr.

Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty quiet stretch for the most part. The first week and a half is going to be a real struggle with tiny waves and cross-onshore junk. There’s a big pulse of swell building for the end of August, but it comes with its own problems. The only real standout is Thursday the 27th, if you’re brave enough for big, powerful, unruly waves.

We start off Monday the 17th with next to nothing – just 1ft of weak, short-period SW windswell, and that light cross-onshore wind is making it messy and unappealing. Tuesday the 18th is similar, with a bit more wind and chop, nothing worth paddling out for. Wednesday the 19th sees a bump to 4ft, but it’s onshore and choppy, with a fresh breeze ruining any chance of a clean face. Thursday the 20th gives us a tease with clean conditions and offshore wind from the north, but the swell is gone – down to 2ft. Friday the 21st through to Tuesday the 25th is all flat, with tiny 0.3ft leftover slop and long, drawn-out periods of 13 to 15 seconds. That long period groundswell does nothing on a beach break like this without any size behind it.

Then things heat up. On Wednesday the 26th, the swell jumps to 5ft by the afternoon, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Still, combined swell energy is 149 – moderate. Thursday the 27th, we get a big one. In the morning, we’re looking at 12ft of SW swell with a period of 8 seconds and a massive combined energy of 1550. The wind is cross-shore from the NW, and the conditions are described as “moderate cross-shore with a cross-chop.” This is for experts only – that size is well over 8ft, and the tide and wind are supposed to be favorable, but the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. It’s going to be a washing machine. Thursday afternoon drops to 10ft, but it’s onshore from the SW. That morning window is the only time it’s worth looking at, and only if you’ve got the skills and maybe some big-wave gear.

After that, we drop back down. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th are small and weak again, with a bit of clean wind on Saturday afternoon but hardly any wave. Sunday the 30th sees a secondary rise to 7ft, clean, cross-off wind from the north, and combined energy of 381 – moderate, but still on the shoulder for experienced surfers. Monday the 31st is messy again, and Tuesday the 1st of September ends the outlook with a glassy 4ft, but it’s weak and ordinary.

So, the pick of the period is Thursday the 27th of August, early morning at Rhosneigr. Big, powerful SW groundswell with a moderate cross-shore wind. It’s a heavy one, not for the faint-hearted, but that’s the only time there’s real size and a chance of a wave. For the rest of it, it’s a long wait for not much.

Rusty.

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