Las Redes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf at Las Redes. The swell window just isn’t lining up, and we’re mostly looking at ankle-biters and cross-shore junk. There’s a real dry spell on the cards here, so don’t get your hopes up for any heroics.

We start off this Wednesday morning with a bit of a tease. There’s a tiny 0.7ft west swell with a 9-second period, and the wind is a cross-offshore from the northwest, so the surface is clean. But honestly, the energy is barely registering – only 6 units of combined energy – so it’s not worth paddling out for. The water’s a balmy 77.4°, which is a good 5.6° warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a hood, but you might need a longboard just to catch a ripple. The afternoon bumps up to 2.6ft, but the period drops to a weak 4 seconds, and the wind swings cross-on, making it choppy and messy.

Thursday stays flat and crossed-up. A 2ft swell in the morning with a 5-second period and a cross-on breeze isn't doing anyone any favors. The afternoon drops to 1.6ft, still poor. The energy levels are weak, bouncing between 29 and 38 units, which is just not enough to push through the chop.

Friday morning has another small pulse of 1ft west swell, but this time with a 7-second period, and a clean cross-offshore wind. The surface will look nice, but with only 9 units of energy, it’s a lake out there. Friday afternoon sees a bump to 3.3ft from the southeast, but the period is only 5 seconds and the wind goes cross-shore, so you’re just getting a lumpy, unorganized mess.

The weekend is where it really goes quiet. Saturday and Sunday mornings have almost nothing – 0.3ft and 0.7ft with weak energy readings of 2 and 13. The offshore winds will have the surface looking glassy, but there’s no wave to ride. You’re better off having a sleep-in.

Sunday afternoon, we see the biggest number of the whole period: a 4.9ft southeast swell hitting with a 6-second period. That’s still short-period windswell, and the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 22 mph. That combo is going to be a choppy, lumpy mess. The energy reading jumps to 153 units – a moderate amount – but the quality is going to be terrible. At that size, it's also pushing into the realm where beginners would be over their heads, but with that wind, even experienced surfers will be fighting it. This looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day.

The rest of the forecast through to the 24th is a wasteland of tiny swells, weak periods, and mainly cross-on or onshore winds. There are a few mornings with clean, offshore breezes, like the 19th, 20th, and 23rd, but the swell is only 1ft to 2ft with periods of 4 to 8 seconds and energy readings mostly under 35. It’s just not going to break properly at a sandbar setup like this.

Honestly, the long-range stuff – the second week – doesn’t have any standouts. There’s nothing on the horizon that looks promising. It's a flat stretch, plain and simple. A total drought for surf. Hang loose, do some maintenance on your boards, and wait for the ocean to remember how to send us some proper groundswell. This is just one of those quiet spells for the area.

Keep an eye on the sky, and we’ll see what the next forecast brings.

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