Rodiles - Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty.

Alright, let’s cut the chatter. The next couple weeks are a proper test of patience for anyone wanting to get wet. There’s a whole lot of nothing, and only two moments that look worth paddling out for. Don’t get too excited yet.

The one to circle on the calendar is the morning of Wednesday the 9th. That’s the standout. Rodiles - Main Beach is the place to be, and it’s going to be clean and glassy with a light NNE breeze. Swell is a touch under 4ft (1.1m) from the NW with an 8-second period, and while the energy is only in the weak-to-moderate range (327), the conditions are going to be spot on. The water is at 70°F, which is a bit warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s your wave. It’s not big, but it’ll be clean and fun on the banks.

After that, it’s a long, dry run. We’re looking at poor surf from Wednesday afternoon all the way through to the morning of Sunday the 13th. There’s a bit more size on Sunday – 4ft (1.3m) in the morning from the NNW – but the wind is cross-onshore and it’s a mess. The afternoon is bigger, up to 5ft (1.4m), but it’s blown out and onshore again.

Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th are still nothing special. Swell heights are down around 3ft (1.0m) and then 2ft (0.6m), and the wind never gives us a clean look. That stretch of several days with no real options is the tough part. Best to find something else to do.

Then, right at the end, we get another glimmer. On the morning of Saturday the 19th, the setup comes together again. Rodiles - Main Beach shows 3ft (0.9m) from the NNW with an 11-second period and a glassy, clean surface. The energy is moderate (270), and it looks like a proper one. But it’s just the morning session – the wind goes onshore in the afternoon and ruins it. This one looks alright, but it’s further out, so don’t count on it too hard just yet.

That’s the whole story. Two mornings, both at the same spot. The rest is a board-shorts-and-coffee kind of wait.

Rusty.

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