Roads End Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, this time in feet and miles per hour. Let’s break down Roads End. It’s a beach and reef break for the intermediate surfer, and it’s fairly consistent. Water temp is about normal for the season. Winds are gonna be a headache for most of this forecast, but there are a couple of chances if you’re patient.

We start with a rough patch. Saturday the 11th has rain showers and a cross-onshore wind, messing up the 4ft WNW swell. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday the 14th stay poor with cross-shore winds and weak surf. Tuesday drops to a tiny 2ft swell.

Wednesday the 15th afternoon shows a little life—swell bumps to 5ft from the NW with a short 8-second period—but the cross-shore wind keeps it marginal. Thursday the 16th morning sees 5ft swell with moderate energy, but again, the wind won’t let it clean up. By Thursday afternoon swell hits 6ft and energy climbs, but a 25 mph cross-shore means bumpy conditions. Not your day.

The interesting window comes Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th. Swell drops to 3ft from the WNW, but check that period: 16 to 17 seconds. That’s a very long-period groundswell with solid energy (861 on Friday morning). At a beach and reef break, that long period can make waves close out, but there’ll be some grunt. The wind is still cross-onshore though, so expect chop. Worth a look for the dedicated.

The best call of the whole 16 days is Saturday the 18th afternoon. Swell is 6ft from the NW with an 8-second period, and the combined energy hits 1012—strong stuff. Wind is cross-shore at 25 mph, so it’ll be bumpy, but this is the biggest, most powerful window. If the tide cooperates, there could be some hollow, punchy waves for experts. Beginners, steer clear—6ft and short period is no joke.

After that, it fades. Sunday the 19th drops to 2ft, and the rest of the week mixes short-period NW swell between 4ft and 6ft with persistent cross or cross-onshore winds. Nothing cleans up. The very end, around the 25th and 26th of July, shows a tiny 1ft to 2ft swell from the SW with a very long period (20-21 seconds), but energy is weak and conditions are poor.

So bottom line: this is a tough forecast for Roads End. The standout is Saturday the 18th afternoon for size and power, but keep expectations low with that wind. Long gaps of poor to marginal days in between. If you’re a kiter, the stronger cross-shore days might be more interesting than a paddle session.

Rusty.

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