Road K Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at Road K.

We’re looking at a pretty quiet 16-day stretch overall. The first week is mostly small and weak, with a few windows of clean but tiny surf. There’s a real standout right around August 17th that’s worth circling on the calendar. After that, the second week looks grim again, with nothing I’d recommend paddling out for.

Right now (Monday the 10th), it’s glassy but tiny – only 2 ft of weak south swell with hardly any energy (18). Not worth wetting a wetsuit.

Tuesday morning (August 11th) is the first time we get something surfable. There’s 3 ft of swell out of the SSW, and importantly, there’s a moderate offshore wind from the NNW. It’s clean, with moderate wave energy (46), but the swell period is short at 5 seconds. It’s surfable but nothing to get excited about. That afternoon gets messy.

The rest of the first week – Wednesday 12th through Saturday 15th – stays small, 1 ft to 2 ft, with light winds but mostly cross-onshore. Thursday morning (13th) is clean with a gentle offshore, but again, the swell is tiny and weak. Friday (14th) has cleaner conditions with a light offshore, but it’s only 2 ft on a 7-second period (52 energy). It’s okay for the longboard if you’re desperate.

The best session by far is Monday morning, August 17th. We’ve got 5 ft of south swell, 8-second period, and light cross-offshore wind from the NE – that means really clean waves. The combined energy is strong (245), so there’s some push. This is the one to aim for. It’s still a beach break, so the shorter period will keep it from closing out too straight. Crowds are likely here, but for the best wave of the window, it’s worth sharing.

After that, it goes flat and poor again. Tuesday morning (18th) has a long-period 15-second groundswell out of the SE, but it’s only 1 ft (104 energy). Morning offshore winds make it clean, but it’s tiny and the long period means it’ll break straight on the sand. Wednesday the 20th and beyond is all cross-onshore wind and small swell, or onshore and messy. By the 23rd and 24th, we get 3 ft of ESE swell but with fresh, lumpy cross-onshore wind – that’s kite-surfing conditions, not paddle surfing.

So, the only true standout is Monday morning, August 17th. It’s clean, the best energy, and a decent waist-to-chest high wave. The rest of the 16-day window is mostly flat or blown out. A lot of poor surf here, but that one morning should make it all worth it.

Rusty.

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