Rodiles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the next ten days or so are a bit of a write-off. We’re looking at a long, frustrating gap with nothing really worth paddling out for. The water is sitting at a pleasant 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only good news for a while.

We start on Thursday, 3rd September, with a tiny, weak 2 ft NW swell and a cross-onshore wind. The energy is a measly 74, and it’s just choppy and poor. Friday morning, the 4th, is glassy but the swell is still tiny at 2 ft. It’s a tease, really. The weekend isn’t much better. Saturday the 5th sees a bump in size to 4 ft from the NNW, but it’s short period at 13 seconds and the wind is ruining it. The energy jumps to 571, but it’s all messy chop. Sunday the 6th actually cleans up a bit with a light WNW cross-offshore wind, giving us some clean waves around 3 ft. It’s surfable, but only just.

The whole first week is a grind of poor surf conditions, with light onshore breezes and small, weak swells. We see energy numbers yo-yoing between 74 and 319, but it’s all “poor” or “very ordinary.” It’s a tough stretch.

Then, finally, a light at the end of the tunnel. Sunday, the 13th of September, is the one. The *only* standout in this whole 16-day window. Sunday morning, the swell jumps up to 5 ft from the NNW with a solid 14-second period, giving us a combined energy of 884. The wind is forecast to be glassy from the NE. This is a proper groundswell, and at a river mouth like Rodiles, that long period will wrap in nicely. The water is still that touch warmer than normal. This is the morning to point the car at Rodiles. It’s an expert-level break, and with that size, it’s not for the faint of heart, but for the crew who know what they’re doing, it’ll be firing. Expect crowds, as it’s a spot that’s often busy when it’s good.

After that, the following Monday and Tuesday drop back into the small, windy, poor-zone again. We get a couple of clean, cross-offshore mornings on the 17th and 18th, but the swell is tiny, around 2 ft to 2 ft. It’s a clean, pretty wave, but barely a wave at all.

So, to wrap it up: a long, dry spell of poor surf until the real deal on the morning of Sunday, 13th September. That’s your window. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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