Rodiles - Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. I've been staring at the charts for Rodiles, and mate, it's going to be a lean couple of weeks. There's a real dry spell kicking things off, with hardly anything to get excited about.

We start on Saturday the 4th and it's all poor surf. The swell is tiny, barely 2ft, coming from the NW, but that E wind is blowing 15–20 km/h, making it choppy and useless. The wave energy is weak, only 118 to 125. Sunday the 5th is more of the same, with the swell even smaller in the morning – just 2ft with a 10-second period. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 5ft, but it's from the NE with a horrible 5-second period, so it's just lumpy and weak with 149 energy. Monday the 6th morning goes glassy with a light NNE breeze, which is about the only good thing, but the swell is a tiny 3ft from the NE with a 5-second period and energy of 55. If you're real keen, you might find a knee-high dribble. Then we grind through a lot of nothing: tiny 1.0ft to 1ft NW swell, light winds, but the energy is pathetic – down to 24 and 26. Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th are clean with a light cross-offshore WNW breeze, but the swell is still only 1ft. It's pretty grim.

Finally, there's a flicker of life on Sunday the 12th. The morning shows some promise: a 4ft N swell, with an 8-second period, and it's glassy. The combined energy is moderate at 228, and the water's glassy. This is the only real highlight of the whole 16 days. Rodiles can handle that N swell, and with no wind, it'll be clean. The wave quality will be ordinary, but it's the best we've got. The afternoon, however, gets messy again as the wind swings cross-onshore and the swell jumps to 5ft – that's too big for beginners and the cross-on wind will chop it up.

Monday the 13th morning is clean with a light WNW cross-offshore wind, and the swell is 4ft from the NNW with an 8-second period and energy of 196. Another surfable session, but still ordinary. After that, it's back to the doldrums. From Tuesday the 14th right through to Sunday the 19th, the swell stays small, mostly under 3ft, and the winds are variable – some glassy mornings, but the energy is weak, barely hitting 100 most days. The 19th has a 4ft NNW swell, but with a cross-on breeze, it's just another poor day.

So, look, if you're hanging for a surf, your best bet is the morning of Sunday the 12th. Glassy conditions, a 4ft N swell – it's not going to be epic, but it'll be the cleanest and most rideable we see in this stretch. The Monday morning after that is a very secondary option. For the rest, it's a long wait. The water temperature is about average for this time of year. Stay keen, but don't get your hopes up too high.

Rusty.

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