Rodiles - Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. Rusty here.

The long-range picture for the region around Rodiles - Main Beach starts out pretty flat and messy, to be honest. We've got a decent window of proper swell arriving next weekend, but the first week is a bit of a write-off. There's a real gap from now until about Wednesday the 16th of September, with nothing worth paddling out for. After that, things slowly build.

Let's walk through it.

Saturday the 12th is a non-starter. Tiny waves at 1ft from the NW, with a cross-onshore breeze making it choppy. The water temp is 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year. Don't even bother.

Sunday the 13th sees a bit more push with 4ft NW swell, but it's still cross-onshore and a bit wind-affected, making for marginal conditions. The swell period is 12 seconds, so there's some groundswell energy, but the wind just ruins it. Same story for Monday and Tuesday the 14th and 15th—small, weak energy, and messy.

Then, on Wednesday morning the 16th of September, we finally get a small window of clean conditions. Offshore wind from the SW with 4ft of NW swell. The period is only 8 seconds, so it's a short-period wind swell, but it's clean and surfable. Still, it's very ordinary, and the combined energy is only 224 (weak).

Thursday the 17th is the first real glimmer. Morning has 4ft of NNW groundswell with a 11-second period and a light cross-offshore WNW breeze. The combined energy is 462 (moderate). It's clean, and it's the start of the good stuff. Friday morning the 18th is absolutely worth an early alarm. Glassy conditions with a southerly wind dropping to zero, and 3ft of clean NNW swell. Combined energy is 285 (moderate). That's your sneaky good session.

Now, the standout. Rodiles - Main Beach itself on Saturday the 19th of September morning. We're looking at 6ft of NW groundswell, a 13-second period, clean with a light cross-offshore W breeze. The combined energy jumps to 1044 (strong). The optimum swell direction for this break is NW, and that's exactly what we've got. This is the best on offer in the whole outlook. However, keep in mind the crowds are listed as "often," so expect company.

Sunday the 20th of September morning is also good, with 5ft of NNW swell and glassy conditions from an ENE breeze going calm. Combined energy is 502 (moderate). It's a solid session but not the peak of Saturday.

After that weekend, the winds turn ugly again. From Monday the 21st through Wednesday the 23rd, it's all cross-onshore E winds and choppy, with the swell dropping from 7ft (strong energy at 1770) to 3ft. That 7ft on Monday afternoon is powerful but messy—only for the experts who don't mind a battle.

The final good window comes on Saturday the 26th of September morning. Glassy conditions with a light WNW breeze, 4ft of NNW groundswell with a 12-second period, and combined energy of 405 (moderate). Clean, small, and fun. A good way to end the forecast period.

So, for the best: get out there for the Saturday the 19th morning session at Rodiles - Main Beach. That's the one. The Sunday the 20th morning is a close second. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too far out to guarantee. Water temp is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might not need the thickest suit.

Rusty.

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