Rimmers Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming our way for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burner, so settle in.

Things get going on Thursday afternoon, 13th August, with a solid 5ft swell from the W, running with a long period of 13 seconds. The energy is strong, sitting at 1441 units. The water temp is 57°, which is about what we’d expect for this time of year. The wind will be a light offshore from the WNW, so it’ll be clean, but the overall score tells us the tide or a bit of the texture will be marginal. It’s worth a paddle if you’re keen, but don’t expect perfection.

Friday 14th August is where it starts to get interesting. Morning sees a 6ft groundswell from the WSW with a very long period of 16 seconds—real energy there, pushing 1846 units. On top of that, we get a light offshore wind from the E, making for clean, lined-up waves. This is a good session for experienced surfers, as the size and power will demand a bit of respect. The afternoon holds up nicely too: 7ft swell, still from the WSW, 16 second period, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SE. The combined energy jumps to 1948, and it’s clean. That Friday afternoon session is a standout for the week.

Saturday 15th August starts to get a bit trickier. The swell bumps up to 7ft from the WSW with a very long 17 second period—massive energy at 3008. But the wind swings cross-shore from the SSW, creating a bit of chop. The morning is rideable for the experienced, but it’s not as clean as Friday. By Saturday afternoon, the wind picks up to 16 mph from the SSW and the swell hits 8ft. It gets messy and choppy, so that afternoon is a write-off for a paddle. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfers.

Sunday 16th August brings a significant swell jump to 12ft from the SW with a 16 second period. The energy is massive, over 6000 units. But this is too big for Rimmers Road. The morning has a cross-onshore wind, so it’s messy, and while the afternoon offers clean conditions with a cross-offshore wind, the sheer size makes it a day for experts only. Keep the board on the roof.

Monday 17th August holds onto that 12ft to 10ft range, with strong SW swell and a 15 second period. The wind is cross-shore and strong at 19 mph. It’s lumpy, big, and again, only for the brave. The energy is still high, in the 4000-5000 range, but the quality is gone.

From Tuesday 18th through to Thursday 20th August, the swell drops back to the 5ft to 7ft range, but the wind stays cross-shore or cross-onshore, keeping things chop-ridden and marginal. The energy drops too, into the hundreds. It’s a frustrating stretch—good waves are there, but the wind is messing them up.

We then hit a real poor spell from Saturday 22nd August all the way through to Wednesday 26th August. Swell sizes drop to under 5ft and often under 3ft. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, and conditions are consistently described as poor. It’s a blank run of about four or five days where there’s really nothing worth getting out of bed for.

But hold on—the last part of the outlook brings some hope. Thursday 27th August looks like a true standout. We get a 7ft to 8ft swell from the WSW, with a 14 second period. The wind swings offshore from the ENE in the morning and cross-offshore from the NE in the afternoon. That afternoon session is rated the best of the whole run with a combined energy of 3546. It’s clean, it’s powerful, and conditions are described as excellent for experienced surfers. If you can wait, that Thursday afternoon on the 27th is the one to circle on the calendar.

After that, Friday 28th August sees the wind go onshore again, and the quality drops off fast. So, the long-range promise is there, but keep an eye on those wind shifts.

Rusty out.

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