Rodiles - Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Rodiles - Main Beach.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are lookin’ pretty flat. The opening stretch is a real struggle. We’ve got nothing but tiny, weak waves and poor conditions right through the first week and into the second. The swell is barely a knee-high ripple, and the energy is just not there. The best we can say is that the water is a touch warmer than normal at 69°F for the time of year, but that’s little comfort when there’s no surf to enjoy.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Sunday the 12th afternoon. That’s when we see a small bump of NW swell at 2ft, with a period of 9 seconds, and the wind goes clean cross-offshore from the WNW. The combined energy is still weak (74), but it’s the first time we get a “clean” wave state. The waves will be surfable, but very ordinary – it’s a small, slow day for a longboard or a funboard, but nothing to get excited about.

Then it’s back to the doldrums. The entire following week is a write-off – tiny waves, short periods, and mostly cross-onshore or onshore wind. The combined energy drops into the teens and single digits for days. There’s a tiny glassy moment on Tuesday morning, July 21, with a bit more size – 3ft from the NNW at 6 seconds – but the period is so short it’ll be a bumpy, gutless mess. The energy is still weak (59). Not worth paddling out for.

Honestly, the standout – if you can call it that – is that Sunday the 12th afternoon window. The cross-offshore breeze and that little bit of NW swell make it the only session that’s even remotely worth a look. The swell direction is exactly what this spot likes, and that clean wind will make the most of the tiny waves. But crowds are often an issue here, so don’t expect a lonely peak.

For the rest of the run, there’s nothing. This is a long dry spell for Rodiles. Keep an eye on the charts, but I wouldn’t be waxing the board just yet.

Rusty.

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