Road K Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is a tough one for our little stretch of coast. The next 16 days don’t look like they’ll give us much to write home about. There are no real standout sessions, and most of the time the surf is either too small, messy, or just plain ordinary. We’ll take what we can get, but it’s a lean run ahead.

Water temperature is sitting at 75° with a positive anomaly of 3° – that’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the water’s inviting.

The first hint of something rideable, and really the only flicker of hope, is Wednesday morning the 19th at Road K. It’s a sandbar break, very consistent, and it’s exposed to SSE swell. You’ve got a tiny 2 ft SSE swell rolling in with a 6-second period – so short, weak energy (combined energy of 66). The wind is light from the NW at 3 mph, blowing cross-offshore, which keeps it clean. The score says it’s surfable but very ordinary. It’s the best we’ve got, but it’s not pretty. Crowds are often here, so expect company. For a proper surfer, it’s a limp option.

From there, it’s a long, dry stretch. Thursday the 20th through Tuesday the 27th of August is mostly poor surf conditions with tiny waves, and even when there’s a bit of size, the wind is awful. Thursday morning the 20th is clean but tiny – 2 ft, 7-second SSE swell. Friday the 21st is worse. Saturday the 22nd gets a bit of onshore junk. Sunday the 23rd morning is glassy, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft, so it’s a flat spell. Monday the 24th morning has a clean 3 ft S swell, but it’s weak and short period.

Wednesday the 26th afternoon sees a jump in swell to 4 ft SSE, but with a 5-second period and a cross-onshore wind, it’s choppy and messy. That’s not for surfing – more interesting for kite surfing if you’re into that.

Thursday the 27th brings a stronger swell – 4 ft S with a 7-second period and combined energy hitting 161 (moderate) – but the wind is howling from the SSW at 25 mph, heavy cross-onshore. It’s stormy, with risk of thunderstorms. Not worth paddling out.

Friday the 28th is the biggest we’ll see, with a 5 ft S swell, 8-second period, and combined energy of 264 (moderate). But again, cross-shore wind at 16 mph keeps it lumpy. It’s expert only at that size if the conditions were good, but they’re not.

Then we bottom out again. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th have a bit of clean, offshore wind, but the swell is tiny – 2 ft to 2 ft. By Monday the 31st of August and into Tuesday the 1st of September, the swell picks up to 3 ft with moderate energy, but it’s all cross-onshore and choppy.

Wednesday the 2nd of September morning offers a glimmer – a 3 ft SE swell with an 11-second period, a long-period groundswell, and offshore wind from the N at 12 mph. The combined energy is 148 (moderate). That’s the best-looking window in the second week, but it’s still small and the wind is moderate. It’s surfable and clean, but it’s not a stand-out. For a point or reef, that period would be a bonus, but Road K is a sandbar, so watch for it running a bit straight.

After that, it fades again through Thursday the 3rd of September.

Honestly, if you’ve got a kiteboard, the stormy days around the 27th and 28th might be your thing. For a surfboard, there’s nothing to get excited about. The best of a bad bunch is Wednesday morning the 19th – tiny, clean, but surfable. Otherwise, keep your wetsuit on ice and wait for a better forecast.

Rusty.

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