Road K Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and let’s talk about the next couple of weeks. To be honest, it’s looking pretty flat and frustrating out here for a while. We’ve got a solid stretch of small, messy surf ahead, so don’t get your hopes up for anything epic just yet. The first week is pretty much a write-off for any real waves. We’re talking about a run of days with tiny, weak swell and a lot of onshore wind chopping things up. Hang tight, because the second week starts to show a flicker of life.

The water’s sitting around 76°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – you might not even need a full wetsuit.

Alright, let’s get into it. For the opening days, from Friday the 14th through to Sunday the 16th, it’s just about as bad as it gets. We’ve got swell heights of 0.7ft to 2ft with periods around 9 seconds, but the wind is all over the place. Friday morning has a slight offshore breeze, but the swell energy is weak (20-25). By the afternoon, the wind swings onshore and it’s choppy. The weekend is more of the same – tiny, weak surf and poor conditions. There’s just nothing to ride. This is a good time to wax the board and fix that ding, because you won’t be needing it.

By Monday the 17th, things start to wake up a little. The swell pushes up to 6ft out of the SSE, and the combined energy jumps to a moderate 361. Monday morning has a cross-offshore breeze making it clean, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s going to be a bit crumbly and weak. This is the first actual surf of the period, but it's still pretty poor, just an ordinary day. The afternoon cleans up with an offshore wind, but the swell drops to 4ft.

Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th are back to being pretty poor, with weak swell and a cross-onshore wind making a mess of things on Wednesday. We’re still in that first week, and it’s not looking good. The swell energy is weak, and the wind is not your friend.

Thursday the 20th is a real tease. We see a 4ft swell from the south, with a clean cross-offshore wind in the morning. The combined energy is a moderate 140. It’s surfable, but it’s still pretty ordinary. It’s the best of a bad week, but it’s not something to get amped about.

The next stretch, from Friday the 21st through to Tuesday the 26th, is a dead zone. The swell drops out again, the wind is bad, and there is just nothing doing. The period around the 22nd sees some storm-risk and onshore winds, producing poor surf. It’s a long, flat grind.

Then, things take a turn for the better. Starting Wednesday the 27th of August, we get a push of longer period swell. The energy starts to build, with a moderate 115 on the 27th afternoon. It’s not big, but the period stretches out to 12-13 seconds, which means it’s got some push. By Friday the 28th, the morning has a light cross-shore wind and 2ft of swell with a 10-second period, but the real story is the afternoon. A fresh 22 mph offshore wind from the NNW will groom things nicely, and the energy is a moderate 111.

Finally, the standout of the whole run looks to be Saturday morning, August 29th. We’ve got a moderate offshore breeze from the NNW, clean conditions, and while the swell is still small at 2ft, the period is a solid 9 seconds, and the energy is moderate. It’s got a bit more juice to it. The afternoon sees a long-period 12-second swell from the SSE, and with a clean cross-offshore wind, it will be glassy. This is the day to be out there.

So, mark your calendar for that last Saturday. It’s not a giant swell, but it might be the cleanest and most rideable waves we see in the whole 16 days. The rest of the week after that looks like a drop off again, but those couple of days at the end are your best bet. It’s a long, slow burn but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Stay patient out there.

Rusty

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