Rodiles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s coming for Rodiles. This is a river mouth set-up that takes a bit of reading, and to be honest, the next week and a half is pretty quiet. Water temp is sitting at 69°, which is about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing wild, just a touch of extra warmth in the water.

We kick off on Monday afternoon, the 27th of July, with a weak 3ft swell from the north at 10 seconds. Wind is cross-onshore from the ENE at 12 mph, so it’s choppy and messy – honestly, not worth paddling out for.

Tuesday the 28th has a pulse of 4ft from the NNW early morning, but it’s cross-onshore and light, just small wind ripples. The afternoon drops to 2ft and onshore. Still poor.

Wednesday the 29th is tiny – 2ft, cross-shore winds, nothing doing.

Thursday the 30th through to Friday the 31st: all below 3ft, mostly onshore or cross-onshore, weak energy. Scratch that.

Saturday the 1st of August is glassy in the morning with 3ft from the north, but the period is only 6 seconds – that’s short-period windswell, weak and gutless. Still a ‘no’ from me.

Sunday the 2nd, glassy again, but it’s only 3ft, 6 seconds. Same story.

Monday the 3rd to Saturday the 8th of August: we’re in the doldrums. Heights hover between 0.7ft and 3ft. Some glassy mornings, but the swell is just too small and weak to bother with. Energy readings are mostly under 70 – that’s basically flat. The only slight change is Thursday the 6th afternoon, where a 0.7ft cross-offshore from the west gives clean conditions, but there’s nothing to ride.

Now, Sunday the 9th of August finally sees a pulse. Morning has 4ft from the northwest at 8 seconds, cross-offshore wind from the WNW, and energy jumps to 225. That’s moderate energy, but the period is short and the waves are ordinary. Still not great.

Monday the 10th of August is where things get interesting. A proper 6ft northwest swell rolls in, 10-second period, and the energy is a solid 709 to 717 – that’s moderate to strong wave energy. The wind is cross in the morning, then cross-onshore in the afternoon. It’s big enough to be expert-only, especially at a river mouth where that NW swell will push in. It’s not perfect, but it’s the first real size we’ve seen in two weeks.

The standout though is Tuesday the 11th of August. The swell holds at 5ft from the northwest, 10 seconds, but the wind is glassy in the morning with a SW offshore breeze. Energy is at 452, strong enough, and the conditions are clean. This is the best on offer – a solid groundswell, head-high plus, with clean glassy surfaces. That’s your window. The afternoon gets onshore from the NE again, so get it early.

Overall, a long flat spell with one morning to circle on the 11th of August. Rodiles (river mouth) can be fickle, but that Tuesday morning looks worth the wait.

Rusty

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