Roads End Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what Roads End is cooking up for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burner, but there's a couple of windows that'll get your heart pumping.

Right from the start, it’s pretty flat and messy. Wednesday morning the 15th delivers a tiny 3ft swell from the WNW with a period of just 10 seconds and the combined energy is weak at 356. The wind is cross-onshore, so you’re looking at choppy, poor conditions. Honestly, leave the board in the car. That same story plays out through Thursday and Friday – small, weak, and onshore.

Things start to pick up from Saturday the 18th. The swell builds to around 5ft from the NW on Saturday, but the period drops to a short 9-10 seconds. The combined energy climbs into moderate territory (873-965), but the wind is still a moderate cross-shore, so there’s chop. It’s still only marginal at best.

The real standout in this whole outlook looks like Saturday the 25th of July. The early morning session shows a solid 7ft swell from the NW with a 9-second period. The combined energy is strong at 1022, and here’s the kicker – the wind is light and directly offshore from the W. That’s a rare, beautiful thing, meaning clean, glassy, peeling waves. This one is strictly for the experts at that size, so don’t even think about it unless you’ve got the chops. The crowds can be around at Roads End, but with conditions this good, you’ll be stoked to share the lineup.

Sunday the 26th also has some juice with an 8ft NW swell in the morning (combined energy of 1539 – strong) and light cross-onshore winds. The period stretches to 10 seconds, giving the waves more power. Again, big and punchy, so only for the experienced crew.

Through the final days of July and into August, the swell hangs around the 5ft to 7ft mark, but the winds stay cross or cross-onshore, keeping the quality just marginal. The last day on the 30th of July sees the swell drop right back to 2ft and the direction swings to the SW with a long 16-second period. That kind of long period groundswell can be finicky at a beach and reef set-up like this, often breaking too straight. The combined energy is moderate (426), but the wind is a moderate cross-shore, so it’s not looking appealing.

So, here’s the call: the first week is a washout. Circle Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of July on your calendar for the best chance of a proper session. It’s not a classic two-week run, but that one morning of clean offshore wind on the 25th is the clear highlight. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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