Road K Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Road K. I'm not gonna lie to you, it's a pretty grim run for the next couple of weeks. We've got a long dead stretch ahead before anything even starts to look like a wave worth paddling for.

Right now, and for the next week and a half, it's all poor surf conditions. We're looking at a mix of weak, short-period swell with cross-onshore breeze churning things up. The water is sitting at 73°F, which is a touch warmer than what you'd normally expect for this time of year – about 4°F above average.

We don't see a real standout day until Thursday the 16th of July. Even then, it's not a ripper. The morning shows surfable but very ordinary conditions – clean, I'll grant you that, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the WNW, and a small 3ft S swell. The combined wave energy is pretty weak (103). For the whole second week, that's pretty much the best we get.

If you're an expert and just desperate for a paddle, the afternoon of Monday the 13th of July and the morning of Tuesday the 14th might be worth a look, but only if you're a very competent surfer. The swell jumps up. On Monday afternoon you're looking at an 8ft E swell (very strong energy, 658) with a fresh cross-shore wind making it lumpy. That's too big for anyone but experts. Same deal Tuesday morning, with a 5ft E swell (moderate to strong energy, 279) and a moderate cross-shore chop. It won't be pretty, but there's power.

Other than that, the glassy mornings of Friday the 17th and Sunday the 19th offer tiny 3ft to 3ft S swells (period 7 seconds, weak energy – 97 and 73) – they're clean, but you'll be fighting for scraps.

To be honest, for most of the 16 days in this forecast, the air and wind look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, given the strong cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions. It's a long, flat and messy run for us.

Rusty.

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