Rodiles - Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s check out what’s going on at Rodiles - Main Beach for the next couple of weeks.

Look, the first week and a half is a real grind. The swell is tiny, the wind is all over the place, and there’s just not much to get excited about. The water is sitting at 70°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s slightly above average.

The first real chance to get wet is on the morning of Sunday the 9th. The swell is only 2ft from the NNW with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 93. The wind is a clean offshore from the West, so the waves will be clean. It’s surfable, but don’t expect any power. More of a longboard or a log kind of day.

Then we hit a dead zone. From Sunday afternoon right through to the following Saturday the 15th morning, it’s almost all poor surf conditions. The wind is a constant problem, mostly onshore or cross-onshore. You’re looking at a solid week of nearly nothing worth paddling out for.

The first real standout is the morning of Saturday the 15th of August. The swell picks up to 4ft from the NNW, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 142 (moderate). The wind is light and onshore from the ENE, so it won’t be glassy, but it’s the biggest push we’ve seen. It’s still not great for shape, but it’s the best of a bad bunch.

The next minor highlight is the morning of Sunday the 16th of August. We’ve got 3ft swell from the North, a period of 7 seconds, and a combined energy of 133 (moderate). The wind is glassy, dead calm from the NW. That means the surface will be clean as a whistle. The waves will be weak, but it’s the cleanest you’ll see all week.

The tail end of the forecast gets a bit more interesting. On Tuesday the 18th of August, the morning shows a 4ft swell from the NNW with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is a strong 342. The wind is light and cross-onshore from the NNW, so it’s not perfect, but that’s a lot of energy. That afternoon, the wind goes glassy from the NW, the swell drops to 3ft but the period is still solid at 10 seconds, and the energy is 242. That’s a long period groundswell, which at a beach break like Rodiles could break a bit too straight, but it’s the best looking window in the whole 16 days. The Wednesday morning the 19th has 4ft from the NW at 10 seconds, with 281 energy, but the wind is cross-onshore from the East.

So, if you’re holding out, the 18th afternoon is your best bet. It’s a long way out, so don’t book the day off just yet, but that’s the one to watch. The rest of the time, you’re mostly looking at small, weak, and wind-affected slop.

Rusty out.

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