Las Redes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Las Redes.

Honestly, I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one for Las Redes. The first few days offer just a tiny window of surfable, but ordinary conditions, and then it’s a long, mostly flat spell. The overall pattern is weak, with tiny swell and mostly cross or onshore winds. There’s a massive power spike right at the end, but it’s paired with terrible wind, so we’ve got to be patient.

The first good chance comes on Tuesday, August 25th, in the morning. We’ve got a 3 ft swell from the west, period around 8 seconds, and the combined energy is 102 (moderate). The wind is a light, cross-off from the NNW at 6 mph, which will keep things clean. The water temp is a very unusual 78°F (much warmer than normal for this time of year). It’s surfable, but only just – the score is low, so don’t expect magic. It’s the only real bright spot in the first week.

Then we hit a long gap. From Tuesday afternoon all the way through to the start of September, the swell drops right off. We’re talking tiny waves – 2 ft down to 0.7 ft – with weak energy (values in the single digits to 70s). The wind is mostly cross or cross-on, making it choppy and poor. There’s a brief moment on the morning of September 1st with glassy conditions (ESE 3 mph) and a 2 ft WNW swell, but the period is only 5 seconds – it’s pretty much a flat, bumpy lake. Not worth getting excited about.

The second week doesn’t offer much either. More of the same: tiny swell, poor conditions, and a lot of cross-shore winds. The standout is actually the very end of the forecast. On Monday, September 8th, the energy jumps dramatically. The morning shows a 4 ft swell from the west, but with a heavy 16-second period and a combined energy of 689 (very strong). The wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore from the ESE, making it lumpy and choppy. That’s expert-only territory, and even then, the wind is going to ruin it. The afternoon is similar – 3 ft, 15-second period, 469 energy, but still cross-on. This setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddling, if you ask me.

So, to sum it up: the best bet is the tiny, clean window on Tuesday morning, August 25th. It’s not a classic, but it’s all we’ve got. The rest is a write-off until the very end, and that’s a messy, windy, big-swell event for the brave and the kite crew.

Rusty.

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