Road K Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what we’ve got on the cards for Road K.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough run. We’re looking at a solid 16-day window, but the opening week is pretty grim. The surf just isn't cooperating.

From the start of the period, we’ve got nothing worth paddling out for. Thursday morning through the weekend is a write-off. You’ve got cross-shore and onshore winds mixing with weak, short-period swell, and the wave state is just messy. The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Friday the 11th in the morning. The wind swings offshore from the NNW at 9 mph, cleaning things right up. We get a tiny bit of swell at 2 ft from the south, but with a period of just 6 seconds, it’s super weak with a combined energy of only 43. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for tiny lumps. That afternoon, it goes cross-shore and the energy drops again.

The rest of that weekend and into the next week is the same story – brief offshore windows on Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th giving us clean, tiny waves, but nothing over 1 ft. After that, we’re back into the wind and chop until the 21st.

Now, things start to look a bit more interesting, but not necessarily good. Around Monday the 22nd of September, we see the swell start to build. By Tuesday the 22nd we’ve got 5 ft from the east, but it’s coming straight in with the wind – cross-onshore and choppy. The combined energy jumps to 242, so there’s power, but it’s messy.

The real stand-out in this whole 16-day stretch, and I mean the only one worth circling on the calendar, is Wednesday the 23rd of September morning. The swell is 5 ft from the ESE, period up to 10 seconds, and the combined energy hits a solid 391 (moderate wave energy). The wind is cross-shore from the east at 16 mph, so it won’t be perfect, but it’s the biggest and most energetic push we see. That 5 ft size puts it in the "not for beginners" zone, and with a 10-second period, it’ll have a bit of shape. This setup could get interesting for the stronger surfers here. The afternoon stays similar but gets a cross-onshore hook, so hit the morning.

Thursday the 24th hangs in there with 4 ft from the same direction, but the energy drops back to 240. By Friday the 25th, it’s dropping out again.

So here’s the bottom line: the first 11 days are flat or weak. It’s not a great run for Road K. The only day that has some proper size and energy is Wednesday the 23rd, and even then the wind isn't ideal. If you’re desperate, you might scratch out a tiny clean wave Friday morning the 11th or Monday the 14th, but don’t get your hopes up. This spot can do better; this forecast is a slow one.

Stay patient, keep watching the charts.

Rusty.

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