Rimmers Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag coming up at Rimmers Road over the next couple of weeks. The first week is pretty much a write-off for any decent paddle surfing, I won’t lie to you. The swell is there at times, but the wind and conditions just don’t line up. You’ll see a couple of days where the ocean looks like it’s got something, but it’s mostly going to be cross-shore and choppy, or blown out by onshores. There’s a brief window on the morning of Thursday the 20th where the wind drops right out and it cleans up – we’re looking at 7ft of SW swell with a 14-second period (moderate wave energy, 2032). That’s a glassy, clean morning for the experienced crew. But even that is a short-lived window before the breeze gets up again.

After that, we’ve got a real flat spell. From Friday the 21st through to Sunday the 23rd, it’s pretty much onshore junk and waves dropping right off. Then things get wild, but not in a good way for Rimmers.

On Monday the 24th, the ocean decides to turn it up a notch, but this break just can’t handle it. We’ve got a solid 13ft WSW groundswell, with a period of 16 seconds. The energy is massive, with a reading of 7945 – that's strong, powerful stuff. But Rimmers Road is a beginner-friendly, exposed beach break, and that size is just way too big. It’s a day for the experts only, and even then, the onshore wind is going to turn it into a mess. The same story continues on Tuesday the 25th, with 12ft of WSW swell – still way too big and looking pretty average. To be honest, at this size, with that wind and the break’s setup, this looks more interesting for the kite surfers than us paddle surfers.

Things start to settle down through the middle of the next week, but the quality is still poor. We’re looking at cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions from the 26th to the 29th, with the swell fluctuating between 5ft and 8ft, but it’s just not clean. Perseverance is key, though, because the forecast starts to turn a corner at the very end of the window.

The standout period is the last few days, starting Sunday the 30th of August. That morning the wind goes absolutely glassy, with just a slight air. We’ve got 8ft of SW swell with a 12-second period (moderate energy, 1761). The water temp, for the record, is around 57°, which is about normal for this time of year. The conditions are clean and the swell is solid – this is the pick of the bunch so far. Then Tuesday the 1st of September also looks very promising, with a light cross-offshore breeze and clean conditions. We’re looking at 6ft of SW swell in the morning, easing slightly to 5ft in the afternoon, with a 13-second period. The energy readings are solid at around 1500.

Those two mornings – Sunday the 30th and Tuesday the 1st – are the ones to circle on the calendar. They’re the real standouts in this forecast. The long-range stuff looks promising, but as always, don’t book your week off work for it yet. Keep your fingers crossed.

Stay salty.

Rusty

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