Rodiles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, it's Rusty. Look, I've had a proper look at what's coming up for us, and I'll be straight with you – this is a flat spell. The whole 16-day window is a tough one, with barely a ripple worth getting out of bed for. The combined swell energy is weak, barely climbing past a few dozen, and the wave comment keeps telling us it's all "poor surf conditions" with scores of zero. It's one of those summer doldrum periods where Mother Nature just isn't cooperating.

Starting off now, we've got small, weak lines. Thursday afternoon the 30th of July at Rodiles is showing some clouds and a light cross-onshore breeze with a tiny 2ft swell from the NNW at 8 seconds. The energy is a paltry 47. It's pretty much the same story heading into Friday the 31st. Friday morning cleans up with glassy conditions and a 2ft NW swell, but that energy drops to just 32. It's small and would need a longboard and a lot of patience.

Through the first week of August, the pattern doesn't change. We're stuck with tiny, weak swells. A 2ft from the north on Saturday the 1st with a cross-onshore wind. Sunday morning the 2nd is clear with a light cross-shore wind on a 2ft north swell. The water temp is currently around 69°, which is about average for the time of year – nothing to write home about.

The second week, from the 5th onwards, is more of the same. Tiny waves, mostly under 2ft, with light winds. We get a few glassy windows, like Monday morning the 10th of August with a 2ft NNW swell and glassy conditions, but the energy is only 26. For a river break like Rodiles, you need some push to get it working.

The only real blip on the radar comes on Tuesday the 11th of August. In the afternoon we see the swell nudge up to 4ft from the north with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy finally gets into three digits, hitting 112 (moderate energy). But even then, the model still calls it "poor surf conditions" with a score of zero. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the north, so it won't be clean. It's thicker and might offer a few more close-out sections, but it's not the kind of day that would get me excited.

The following days, the 12th to the 14th, the swell drops back down. Wednesday morning the 12th is glassy with a 3ft north swell, but the energy is only 53. It's small and sloppy. So, to sum it up, there are no standouts in this entire 16-day run. It's a full-on flat spell. The sets will be few and far between, and honestly, I'd save the wax. With such weak energy and persistent poor surf quality, this looks more like a week for a paddle on a SUP than for a proper surf. Sometimes forecasts change, but right now, this is a solid period of nothing.

Rusty.

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