Rodiles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and we got a real mixed bag for the Rodiles stretch. That river mouth is a fickle beast, and we’re gonna need some patience to find the clean windows. The water’s running about 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might get away with a springsuit.

We start off flat and bumpy. Friday the 4th is a complete washout with a weak 2ft of cross-onshore slop and barely any energy behind it. Saturday the 5th pushes a little more size in, up to 4ft to 5ft, but that east wind has it all chopped to hell. It’s messy. You gotta wait for Sunday morning, the 6th. The wind swings light offshore, the ocean cleans right up, and we get a fun 4ft of NNW groundswell with 11-second period. It’s not huge, but it’s clean and the river mouth will do its work. This is our first look, but not the best one.

Monday and Tuesday are just ordinary, with lumpy conditions and weak, short-period dribble. Not worth getting wet for. But then things get interesting. Wednesday morning the 9th, it goes dead glassy. Calm, no wind, and the swell picks up to 4ft from the NNW with an 11-second pulse. This is the kind of clean, lined-up surf that makes Rodiles special. The period is right for a river break, and with zero wind, it should be absolutely perfect.

The window holds into Thursday morning, the 10th. It’s flat calm again, with a touch more size – 4ft of NNW groundswell at 11 seconds. This is easily the pick of the week. Glassy, clean, and with proper punch for the sandbar. It’s an expert wave for a reason, but this is where it shines. After that, the whole thing fades fast, with small, onshore junk and barely enough energy to stand up.

Looking further out, there’s a long quiet stretch from the 12th through the 17th. The swell disappears, the winds get messy, and it’s a real battle. There are a few small, clean leftovers on the 14th and 16th, but they’re super marginal. You’d be staring at the cam all day and might still get nothing.

The long-range forecast perks up again towards Saturday the 19th. We’re looking at a proper pulse of 6ft from the NNW with a 12-second period, and the combined energy jumps way up. The morning shows a light cross-onshore wind, making it a bit bumpy, but the size and grunt will be there. It’s promising but uncertain this far out. This could be the big swell to end the period. Keep an eye on that one, but don’t book the time off yet.

So, for the single standout, it’s Thursday morning the 10th. Calm winds, solid 4ft groundswell from the NNW, and a clean river mouth ahead of it. That’s your best bet for a proper session. The long-range Saturday the 19th is the one for size if the wind plays nice.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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