Rodiles - Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The window opens on Wednesday the 16th, but you’ll want to wait a day for things to clean up. The first couple of days are pretty junky with light cross-onshore winds and small, disorganised swell. Not worth suiting up for much more than a paddle.

Thursday the 17th morning is when things start turning – we’ve got a touch of cross-offshore wind and the swell is starting to build. It’s still on the smaller side, but it’s clean and has some push. That afternoon goes a bit ordinary again though.

Now, the standout in this whole stretch is Friday the 18th, morning session at Rodiles - Main Beach. We’re looking at a solid 6ft of NNW groundswell with a long 13 second period, and it’s glassy. That's the one you circle on the calendar – clean, powerful waves with real shoulders to work with. The energy reading is strong too (980). That morning is the pick of the entire forecast.

The afternoon on Friday jumps up to 8ft, but the wind swings onshore and it gets messy. That’s more of a challenge than a pleasure – for experienced heads only, and even then it’s a battle.

Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th have size but the east wind messes things up. Saturday morning is still surfable at around 6ft, but it’s cross-onshore and lumpy. Sunday drops off and gets choppy. Not great.

Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd are pretty much a write-off – small, onshore, and weak energy readings. You’re looking at dribbly 3ft to 4ft surf with poor shape. This is the flat spell.

We get a bit of life back on Wednesday the 23rd morning – clean, glassy, 4ft with a long 15 second period (231). It’s a fun little clean-up session, but nothing to get too excited about.

Thursday the 24th morning has similar conditions – glassy, 4ft, clean lines. Good for the loggers.

Then it fades again – Friday the 25th is poor, light onshore junk. Saturday the 26th morning turns glassy again with 4ft but the period has dropped to 10 seconds, so it loses some punch. Still, clean waves.

Sunday the 27th is tiny – 2ft in the morning, glassy, but barely breaking. Monday the 28th morning brings a clean 4ft with a 12 second period – a decent little pulse after the flat spell.

The last couple of days – Tuesday the 29th and Wednesday the 30th – are small and ordinary. Tuesday morning has a clean cross-off breeze with 3ft, but it’s weak. Wednesday morning is similar but smaller, with some rain showers around.

And that’s about it for the run – Thursday the 1st of October is small and clean but nothing special.

So, honestly, if you only get one session in the next two weeks, make it Friday the 18th morning. That’s the standout. Plenty of clean days around the 23rd, 24th, 26th and 28th, but they’re more about fun rides than big scores. Just don’t expect much from the wind-prone afternoons.

Stay stoked.

Rusty

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