Rodiles - Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Rodiles – Main Beach.

Right off the bat, we’ve got some decent surf building. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 71°, which is always nice.

Friday morning is where we kick off. It’s a bit cloudy with a light S breeze, 6 mph, blowing cross-offshore, keeping things clean. Swell’s coming from the NW at a modest 3 ft (period short though, only 7 seconds), and the energy is weak at 197. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The real standout is Friday afternoon. The wind swings to WNW, still a light 6 mph and cross-off, so it’s clean. The swell jumps to 6 ft from the NW with a much better 10-second period, and the energy kicks up to a solid 638. This is the pick of the window: a proper fun-size wave that’s got some punch. It’s the best on offer, but keep in mind it’s a beach break, so with that shorter period it’ll be a bit sectiony.

Saturday brings a glassy morning with no wind, 5 ft NW swell, 8-second period, and moderate energy at 252. It’s clean and tidy. The afternoon stays glassy with a slight breeze from the SW, dropping to 4 ft. Good for a longboard or a funboard. Sunday gets a bit messy. A NW wind at 3 mph in the morning creates a light cross-shore, and the swell is 5 ft with a 10-second period, energy at 350, but the conditions are only marginal. The afternoon is similar, with a NNW breeze.

Monday morning is a beauty – glassy with a 5 ft NW swell, 10-second period, and solid energy at 457. This is another standout: clean, decent size, and good period. The afternoon though, goes straight to rubbish as the wind swings onshore from the NE. Tuesday morning is glassy again, but the swell drops to 4 ft, energy down to 247. It’s surfable but ordinary, and the afternoon is a write-off with onshore wind.

From Wednesday the 2nd of September through to the weekend, it’s a long, bleak run. The swell drops right off, with heights hovering around 2 ft to 2 ft, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore from the east. The energy levels are pitiful, below 100 most days. There is a small blip on the 4th and 5th with some longer period NW groundswell (13-15 seconds), but the east wind kills any quality. This stretch is more interesting for kite surfers than paddle surfers.

We get a nice little relief on Sunday the 6th of September. Both morning and afternoon see a clean 4 ft NW swell with 11-second period, cross-offshore winds from the WNW and NW, and moderate energy around 380. It’s clean and has some shape. After that, it’s mostly small and ordinary again through to the 12th, with only the morning of Saturday the 12th offering a brief pulse of 5 ft from the ENE (6-second period) with a clean offshore wind, but the period is too short for real quality.

Overall, the best sessions are Friday afternoon and Monday morning. Get in the water then.

Rusty.

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