Rodiles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for us.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks look like a bit of a mixed bag for Rodiles. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead before we finally see a couple of windows of clean surf. The water temp is sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, about 70°, so it’s comfortable.

We start off with nothing worth paddling out for. Monday the 14th through Wednesday the 16th are all poor surf conditions. The swell is small, cross-onshore winds mess it up, and the energy is weak. Tuesday the 15th has a tiny 2ft NNW swell with a clean cross-offshore wind in the morning, but the combined energy is only 55 (weak), so it’s just not doing anything.

Thursday the 17th is where things start to perk up. Early morning we get glassy conditions with a 4ft NW swell, period 11 seconds, and the combined energy is a moderate 462. That’s a solid, clean look for a river mouth setup like Rodiles, but the score is still low. Thursday afternoon gets cross-onshore again.

Friday the 18th morning is clean again with a cross-offshore wind and 4ft NW swell, energy at 494. But the standout for the whole period has to be Friday afternoon. We see a big jump to a 8ft NNW swell with a very long 16-second period, and the energy is a strong 2787. That’s a serious groundswell. The wind is onshore though, so it will be a bit messy. That kind of long-period swell can be tricky at a river mouth—it might wall up and break straight—but if you’re an expert, it’s the most powerful wave of the forecast. It’s only for experts.

Saturday the 19th morning is still solid, with a 7ft NNW swell, 13-second period, and energy of 1306. But winds turn cross-onshore and pick up in the afternoon, so the window is narrow.

We hit a lull from Saturday afternoon through the next week. Sunday the 20th, Monday the 21st (despite a glassy morning with 4ft, 12-second swell and moderate energy of 559—still, the winds kill it later), and Tuesday the 22nd are all poor or ordinary.

There’s a gap of a few days of very weak, small surf until we get another chance. Friday the 25th morning looks good again: glassy, calm winds, a 4ft NW swell with 12-second period and moderate energy of 303. It’s clean but on the smaller side.

After that, it tails off into very small, mostly glassy but weak swell through the end of the month. Nothing else stands out. The best bet for a proper session is that Friday the 18th afternoon if you can handle the size and the wind, or the Thursday the 17th and Friday the 25th mornings for cleaner, smaller waves.

Rusty.

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