Rodiles - Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Truth is, the next couple of weeks look pretty quiet. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf with hardly any energy behind it. The first recommendation doesn’t come until Sunday the 12th of July, and even that’s just a glimmer. For the first few days, from Thursday the 9th through Saturday the 11th, it’s all poor surf conditions with tiny waves around 2ft to 2ft, cross-onshore breezes, and combined energy barely cracking 93 (weak). Not worth paddling out for.

The first real chance comes on Sunday the 12th of July afternoon. The wind swings cross-offshore from the WNW at 9 mph, cleaning things up a bit. Swell bumps up to 2ft from the north, but the period is short at 8 seconds, so it’s gonna be a bit wobbly. Combined energy hits 77 (weak). It’s surfable but very ordinary – a one-out-of-ten kind of day. If you’re desperate for a splash, you could get a few, but don’t expect much.

After that, we slide back into a flat spell. Monday the 13th through to Sunday the 19th of July is mostly poor surf, with wave heights dropping to 0.7ft to 2ft, and combined energy falling as low as 7 (very weak). There are a couple of glassy moments on Wednesday the 15th morning and Saturday the 18th morning, with the wind going glassy and light, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. Those are flat days.

The next slightly better window shows up on Monday the 21st of July morning. Swell picks up to 3ft from the north, period a short 6 seconds, but the wind is cross-off from the west at 6 mph, so the surface will be clean. Combined energy is 80 (still weak). Again, it’s surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon sees the wind jump to 12 mph from the WNW, so it gets blown out. Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd have similar small swell but increasingly strong cross-off winds, making it messy for paddling but maybe appealing for kite surfers if you’re into that.

Thursday the 24th of July morning brings a glassy start with 3ft from the north, but the period is still short at 6 seconds, so the waves will be fat and weak. Combined energy is 45 (weak). Not a standout.

The only real standout in this whole 16-day window is a very modest one: Sunday the 12th of July afternoon. It’s the first time we get a clean-ish surface with a little bit of north swell, and the wind is offshore. But honestly, it’s not much. For Rodiles - Main Beach, this is a long stretch of poor surf, so don’t hold your breath. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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