Road K Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Road K (sandbar). I’ll be honest with you, the next sixteen days aren’t looking like much of a celebration. The water’s sitting at a warm 76°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but the surf just isn’t cooperating.

We’ve got a long stretch of weak energy and tricky conditions to get through. From Sunday the 16th right through the rest of the week, it’s pretty much all flat and messy. The first couple of days are a write-off – a tiny 1.0ft to 2ft swell with short periods of 6 seconds, mixed with onshore winds and just poor surf. The combined energy is barely showing a pulse, reading 16, which is as weak as it gets.

Monday the 17th afternoon brings the first hint of something, with a north wind going offshore and a 4ft south swell at 6 seconds. The wave energy picks up to 87, which is still on the low side, but the clean conditions are a positive. The waves are very ordinary though, nothing to get excited about.

The next few days are a mix of tiny swells and cross-shore winds, with the wave energy rarely cracking 100. There’s a long gap of poor to very ordinary surf until we finally get a little spike on Monday the 24th. That morning sees a 1ft groundswell from the southeast with a period of 12 seconds and northwest offshore winds, giving clean conditions. The energy is still low at 59, but the long period does lend itself to a bit more shape at a sandbar like this, if the swell ever really shows.

Now, the best chance in this entire outlook is the afternoon of Wednesday the 26th. We get a 2ft swell from the southeast, but the period jumps to a very long 14 seconds and the combined energy hits 208 (moderate energy). What makes this a real standout is the glassy wind from the WSW. It’s going to be clean, with good shape potential from that long groundswell. The waves won't be huge, but with those conditions, it’s your best bet. Be aware that the wind swings from the west-southwest to a strong west-northwest on the 27th, so that window is tight.

The last few days of August and into the 31st are a return to small, choppy and messy surf. The 3ft south-east swell on the morning of Sunday the 30th has some clean early wind and an energy reading of 132, but the afternoon turns onshore. Nothing else is really worth chasing.

So, there you have it, a long quiet period, one decent, glassy afternoon on the 26th, and then back to the wait. Road K is a very consistent sandbar, but it just can’t find the wind or the swell right now. It won’t stay this poor forever.

Rusty.

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