Rodiles - Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell you about the surf situation here at Rodiles - Main Beach. To be honest with you, it’s a pretty lean run for the next couple of weeks. The swell is tiny and the conditions are messy for days on end. The best of a quiet bunch is going to be a brief window midway through the second week.

Right from the start on Friday the 10th of July, we’re looking at a weak 2ft NW swell with a short period of just 10 seconds. The combined energy is a poor 62, and the wind is cross-shore. It’s not doing anything for us. That pretty much sets the tone for the first week. Saturday the 11th has even smaller waves at 2ft, and Sunday the 12th sees a slight bump to 3ft from the WNW with period dropping to 9 seconds. The energy climbs a little to 144, but it’s still considered poor surf. The wind stays cross, so it’s not clean.

Monday the 13th through to Friday the 17th is a real struggle. Wave heights hover between 0.7ft and 3ft, with periods mostly under 8 seconds. The energy readings are in the double digits, most under 50. To be honest, it’s barely rideable. There is a mention of glassy conditions on the morning of Thursday the 16th with a 3ft WNW swell, but even that is described as poor surf conditions. It just doesn’t have the power.

Now, there is a glimmer of hope. Saturday the 18th of July, things start to wake up. We get a solid 4ft swell from the NNW early in the morning, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy pushes into the moderate range at 120. The wind is a clean light breeze from the WNW, which is cross-offshore. That’s the best looking setup in the whole forecast. This is the standout, but it's only for the early morning before the wind swings cross-shore by afternoon.

Sunday the 19th follows a similar pattern. A 4ft NNW swell with 8-second period and even more energy at 232. Again, the morning has that clean, light, cross-offshore wind. But the afternoon gets chopped up by a cross-breeze. Monday the 20th has a smaller 3ft NNW swell and clean conditions in the morning, but the energy drops back to 159.

The tail end of the forecast, the 24th and 25th of July, shows a return to tiny surf, though on Saturday the 25th the swell direction is from the NW with a long period of 11 seconds, giving it 124 energy and a clean, light offshore wind. It’s surfable, but at only 2ft, it’s not going to set the world on fire.

So, the only true standout is the Saturday the 18th morning session. You’ve got a moderate 4ft swell, the right direction, and clean cross-offshore wind. For a spot that is fairly exposed to the NW and fairly consistent, this is the one to aim for. The rest of the time, it’s poor, weak, or wind-affected. Keep your eyes on the sky for that one morning.

Rusty.

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