Rhosneigr Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the Rhosneigr stretch.

Honestly, it’s a tough one. The next two weeks are looking pretty bleak for decent waves. This is one of those spells where you’d be better off checking the wind forecasts for kiteboarding than paddling out. There’s a long stretch here with nothing worthwhile. The only thing that even gets close to a surfable window is a few sessions around the end of the period, but even then it’s nothing to get excited about.

The water is running much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 65°F with a 5°F anomaly, which is a bit unusual.

Right now, from Sunday the 16th all the way through to the end of August, it’s essentially flat and/or messy. We’ve got tiny 0.3 ft to 2 ft slop, short-period swell, and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds making everything junk. The combined energy rarely breaks double digits (1 to 26), so there’s just no power in the water. There’s a brief uptick on Wednesday the 19th with 5 ft to 5 ft WSW swell, but it’s coming with a 30 km/h cross-onshore wind and only 5-6 second period, making it a lumpy, blown-out mess. Combined energy hits 101-159, but the quality is poor.

Thursday the 20th afternoon looks a bit cleaner with a cross-offshore wind from the N, but the swell is still short-period and messy. Not worth paddling for.

After that, it’s a long gap of tiny, clean, but completely flat surf from the 21st through to the 27th—just 0.3 ft of 14-15 second period groundswell, but with no size, it’s just a flat ocean. Combined energy sits at 7-8. The winds are light and cross-offshore, so it’s pretty, but unsurfable.

The best of a bad bunch might be Friday the 28th of August. We have a little 4 ft to 5 ft SSW swell, with a 7-second period, and light offshore winds from the NE in the morning, turning cross-offshore from the N in the afternoon. The combined energy jumps to 118-323, so there’s some actual power. It’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” so it’s not great, but it’s the closest thing to a surf you’ll get. The swell direction is SW, which is a decent angle for this exposed spot. It’s a beginner-friendly break that’s fairly consistent, but this is small and mediocre. Still, with mostly clean conditions, it’s your best bet.

Overall, the outlook is poor. There’s a two-week stretch of nothing, then a glimmer on the 28th. If you’re desperate, that’s the day to keep an eye on, but don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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