Rodiles - Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your stick and listen up. It’s Rusty with a look at the waves coming our way.

To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks aren’t looking great. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak waves and tricky winds. The only real chance to get a half-decent session will be at Rodiles - Main Beach, but even then, it’s all about picking the right moment. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year – nothing special.

The first window opens on Sunday morning, the 26th of July. Swell is a weak 4ft from the NNW with a short period of 6 seconds, so the energy is very low (93). The wind is coming from the W at 9 mph, which is a cross-off, keeping the surface clean. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. Don’t get your hopes up.

Then we hit a big dead spot. From Sunday afternoon the 26th all the way through to Monday the 3rd of August, conditions are just poor. The swell drops, the wind turns messy or onshore, and the scores are basically zeros. It’s a proper lull. You’d be better off cleaning your board or checking the tide pools.

Things perk up just a little on Monday morning, the 3rd of August. The wave height is only 3ft from the NW, period is a short 7 seconds, and the energy is still weak (69). But the wind goes totally glassy out of the NW, which makes for a clean surface. It’s still small and not breaking with much power, but if you’re desperate for a paddle, you could have a fun, mellow session.

Tuesday the 4th of August morning is another one to keep an eye on. The swell is 3ft from the N with a 6-second period, but the energy jumps a little (152). The wind is dead calm, absolutely glassy. This is another small, clean option. It’s not going to get your heart racing, but it’ll be the cleanest we see.

After that, it’s back to the grind. From Tuesday afternoon the 4th all the way through to the end of the forecast on Monday the 10th of August, we’re looking at small, weak swell (mostly 2ft to 3ft) with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The wave energy is low, and the scores are consistently zero. There’s nothing to recommend here for any surfer. The beach break setup and choppy conditions might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

The only slight glimmer in that second week is on Monday the 10th of August. The swell is still small at 2ft from the NW, period is a decent 10 seconds, but the energy is still weak (95 in the morning, 83 in the afternoon). The wind is cross-off from the WNW at 9 mph, so it’s clean. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but don’t expect much.

The Standout: Squeeze it out of the bunch, and the best session of the whole forecast is probably Tuesday morning, the 4th of August. It’s not big, it’s not powerful, but with completely glassy conditions and a tiny bit of energy, it’s the cleanest and most pleasant time to be out. Just don’t expect any barrels.

This is a real quiet spell. Enjoy the glassy mornings if you can.

Rusty.

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