Rodiles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for Rodiles.

We’ve got a slow start this week with nothing really worth paddling out for until we get to Friday the 28th of August. After that, there’s a good run of surf, but we do hit another quiet patch from around the 2nd of September for a few days before things pick up again towards the end of the first week of September.

Friday 28 August is where it really kicks off. The morning sees a solid 7ft swell rolling in from the WNW with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is pumping at 587, so that’s a moderate but punchy amount of power. Wind is light and offshore from the SW, keeping things clean. This is solid, expert-level stuff – it’s going to be a bit much for beginners. A standout morning, no doubt. The afternoon bumps up to 8ft with a longer 10-second period and energy jumps to 1369, but the wind goes cross-shore from the NW, so it gets a bit of a chop on it. Still waves for the core crew.

Saturday 29 August morning is glassy calm with a clean 4ft NW swell, but the energy is only 212, so pretty ordinary. The afternoon goes onshore – skip it.

Sunday 30 August morning is a beauty. Glassy conditions, 5ft swell from the NW with a 10-second period and energy at 424. That’s proper clean, surfable longboard or funboard waves, and the water temperature is sitting about average for the time of year. Good morning session.

Monday 31 August morning has a 6ft NW swell with an 8-second period and 454 energy, with light cross-offshore wind from the WNW. Clean conditions again. This is another good morning call.

After Monday afternoon the surf tails off through Tuesday and Wednesday. By Thursday 3 September we’re back to small, poor surf.

Friday 4 September morning brings a nice clean 4ft swell from the NW with a long 12-second period – proper groundswell. Energy is 403, and with light cross-offshore winds, the river mouth points and banks should be holding nice lines. A great call for a drawn-out session.

Saturday 5 September morning is glassy again with a 4ft NNW swell, 12-second period and energy of 549. Clean, solid, and consistent. Another standout.

Monday 7 September morning is glassy but small – 2ft. Not much going on.

Tuesday 8 September morning is the last real highlight: 5ft from the NNW, 9-second period, glassy conditions, and 453 energy. Clean waves for a solid Tuesday surf.

After that the swell holds around the 5ft mark but wind shifts onshore, so the quality drops off.

Rodiles is a river mouth setup, so those longer-period swells (12 seconds plus) will wrap in nicely and produce clean, lined-up waves – especially with glassy or offshore winds. It’s an expert wave, fairly consistent, but can get crowded. The standout windows are Friday 28 August morning, Sunday 30 August morning, and Saturday 5 September morning.

Rusty

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