Rodiles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, with the same outlook in feet and miles per hour.

It’s a rough stretch for waves. We’re looking at a proper flat spell, with a long gap of nothing worthwhile. The first time we see a potential session isn’t until Sunday, July 12th – almost a week of waiting, with nothing but poor conditions before it.

That Sunday, July 12th at Rodiles (river) is the one standout. We get a bump to about 3 ft from the N with a short 8 second period. The combined energy is moderate at 153. What makes this session is the clean, cross-offshore breeze from the WNW at 9 mph. That offshore flow will groom the river mouth nicely, giving us some clean, lined-up waves. It’s the wind that saves it, not the size. The afternoon pushes a little more at 4 ft from the NNW, with an even cleaner 12 mph cross-offshore breeze. This is an expert-only break and it’s *fairly consistent*, so don't expect it to be empty.

After that Sunday, it drops right back to nothing. Monday the 13th is poor again with onshore wind. Then another long wait until Monday, July 21st. The early morning shows a real pulse: 5 ft from the NNW with a 10 second period. That’s a proper size, too big for beginners, and the combined energy is a solid 341 – a strong, moderate pulse. The wind is a light cross-shore from the NW at 6 mph. The forecast notes it as marginal with questionable tide, so treat that as a promising but uncertain late call. It might be good for experts if the tide works out.

For the rest of the 16 days, everything scores a zero. It’s small, period is short, and winds are messy. The water temp is about average for the time of year. Honestly, for most of this period, the setup at Rodiles looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

That’s the word. We wait.
Rusty.

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