Road K Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Well, we’re looking at a pretty lean run here for Road K, a sandbar break that’s exposed to SSE swell. It’s going to be a long wait, so don’t hold your breath. The first surfable moment doesn’t pop up until Friday, September 11. Before that, we’ve got a couple of days with nothing worth paddling for—Wednesday and Thursday are a write-off with cross-onshore winds and weak, short-period dribble.

Come Friday morning, things clean up. We’ll have a moderate offshore breeze from the NNW and a tiny 0.7 ft S swell with a period of 6 seconds. It’s not going to blow your mind—the wave energy is only 53—but it’s clean and surfable. That same pattern holds into Friday afternoon with similar 0.7 ft S swell and a moderate offshore. Honestly, it’s the best of a quiet bunch, just small and ordinary.

Saturday and Sunday do nothing—tiny waves, light cross or onshore wind, no energy to speak of.

Monday, September 14, the morning goes glassy with a tiny 3 ft SSE swell (6-second period) and only 69 energy. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The morning window is your only chance there before it goes cross-onshore in the arvo.

The rest of the first week is more of the same—small, weak, and mostly choppy. Nothing worth setting an alarm for.

We roll into the second week, and Tuesday, September 22, offers a spark in the afternoon. Clear skies, a light offshore from the NW, and 3 ft ESE swell with an 8-second period. That’s clean and the wave energy hits 91—not huge, but it’s the best we’ve seen. Wednesday morning follows with a gentle offshore from the NNW and 2 ft E swell (8 seconds), clean again but tiny.

Now, check out Thursday, September 24 morning. This is the standout. We get a long-period groundswell—2 ft SSE swell with a massive 17-second period. The combined energy is a solid 365, so there’s proper grunt behind it. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the NNE, so conditions are tidy. Keep in mind, that very long period swell (over 15 seconds) can make a sandbar break like Road K a bit straight. It’s not the ideal spot for it—point breaks or reefs would handle it better—but for this stretch, it’s the best on offer. Overall, nothing here is cranking, but that Thursday morning is the one to point your board at. Thursday, September 24, is the highlight—just don’t expect perfection.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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