Road K Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks at Road K.

Right off the bat, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this ain’t a pretty picture. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely anything worth paddling out for. The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th? Forget it. The swell is tiny, the wind is all over the shop, and it’s just not doing anything for us. The combined energy is barely a whisper, just 73 (moderate cross-shore chop) on Thursday, dropping to a 55 on Friday. It’s anemic.

We do get a tiny window of something that looks a bit more promising on Saturday the 11th morning. A 2ft swell from the S at 7 seconds, with a light NE cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy is a weak 65, but it’s clean. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a small win. But don’t get excited – the waves are small and the period is short, so it’s a longboard or a foiler kind of day. It’s surfable, but ordinary.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. Sunday and Monday are a mess of onshore winds and small, choppy surf. The wind stays on it for days, and the swell is just not there. The best we can hope for is a brief moment of glassy calm on the morning of Monday the 20th, but with only 1ft of swell from the E at 6 seconds and a combined energy of just 24, it’s flat. You’re better off taking a walk.

Now, here’s where it gets a little interesting. On Tuesday the 21st, the swell jumps up, but don’t be fooled. The wind is a crummy cross-onshore from the SSW, and the combined energy is a massive 301 by the morning. By the afternoon, it’s a thumping 10ft from the SSE with a combined energy of 1033! That’s some serious juice. But the period is a short, bumpy 8 seconds, and the wind is chopping it all up. In a beach-and-sandbar setup like Road K, this is going to be a messy, closed-out wall of whitewater. Honestly, that’s more of a kite-surfing session than a paddle-surfing one. It’s for experts only, and even then, it’s not going to be pretty.

The rest of the third week follows the same pattern: plenty of swell energy but ruined by onshore winds. The swell on the 22nd is still big, with a combined energy of 557, but it’s the same story – onshore, choppy, and messy. Don’t even bother.

So, the best on offer? I’d have to say the early morning of Saturday the 11th is your only real shot at anything clean, and even then, it’s small. The big pulse around the 21st is a miss. There’s no standout. We’re in a bit of a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual. It’ll turn around eventually. Keep watching the charts.

Rusty.

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