Rimmers Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here,

We are looking at a 16-day window for Rimmers Road. You got some swell on the way, but it's a bit of a mixed bag with a lot of wind to deal with. The highlight of the whole run is a solid, long-period south-west groundswell with clean conditions and light offshores, but we gotta wade through a lot of cross-shore mess to get there. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

First up, Wednesday the 19th is a write-off. You got 19 mph cross-offshore wind, swell hitting 8 ft but it’s just a messy. The combined wave energy is moderate but rough (2571).

Thursday the 20th is the clear standout early on. Glassy first thing, absolute perfection. A solid 7 ft SW swell with a 14-second period (a nice groundswell, making for better shaped waves and longer lulls between sets). The combined energy is a strong 2032, but with zero wind, the wave face will be clean and beautiful. It will be a touch big for beginners, but for the rest of us, this is when you clear your schedule. The glassy morning is your best bet. The afternoon turns to a gentle cross-shore, slight chop, still okay, but not the peak.

Friday the 21st is a drop off with onshore Westerly winds picking up and the swell dropping to 5 ft, period still decent at 13 seconds. Not worth a paddle.

Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd are a full miss. Strong cross-onshore winds, on-shore winds Sunday, with a mess of a 8 ft windswell on Sunday (8-second period from the West). The combined energy dips and gets weak. The surf is poor to flat. Expect 3 to 4 days of average to poor conditions through this stretch.

Monday the 24th afternoon is interesting, but dangerous. The swell jumps to 10 ft with a very long 16-second period from the WSW. The combined swell energy is very strong (5091). The forecast says it’s too big for this break. That surf is for experts only in the cleanest conditions, but the wind is okay. I'd be cautious.

Tuesday the 25th keeps it big, 10 ft again in the morning from the WSW, 14-second period. The energy is still very strong (3183). A light cross-onshore wind is blowing. This is big, powerful surf. It might be cleaner but still very big and tricky. If you are not solid, sit it out.

Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th drop down a bit in size but stay messy with cross-onshore winds. Not a great call.

Friday the 28th morning is another legit standout. A good 8 ft swell, but from a shorter-period NW (9 seconds). The key here is cross-offshore winds from the N-NE at 9 mph, making for a clean wave face. Combined wave energy is moderate (1917). It’s a little raw and short period, but clean and surfable.

Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th are back to small, weak, and cross-onshore. A poor end to the month.

Into the first week of September, Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st are a mixed bag of oversized stuff (10 ft again) with rough cross-onshore wind. Not great.

The final highlight. Wednesday the 2nd of September. Morning session. This is the one. Glassy cross-offshore breeze from the NE, 8 ft of long-period SW groundswell (16 seconds). The combined swell energy is very strong (3342). This is a proper, powerful long-period groundswell. It will break with real push and shape. It’s expert territory at that size and period, but the conditions will be clean and beautiful. This is your best call at the back end of the run.

Thursday the 3rd of September morning also gets a mention. Clean, solid offshore wind from the East at 16 mph with 8 ft SW swell (14 second period). Combined energy is 2457. Good, clean, hollow waves for the crew that knows what they are doing.

Overall, the two real standouts are the glassy Thursday morning, 20th of August, and the clean, punchy Wednesday morning, 2nd of September. Get on it for those.

Rusty.

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