Las Redes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on offer for Las Redes over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a lean stretch. This isn’t a spot that fires often, and this run is a long, quiet one. We’re looking at 16 days of forecast, and honestly, there’s no period where I’d tell you to drop everything and paddle out. The water temp is sitting about 78°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a real standout. But that’s about the only standout.

We start off with a bit of a nothing burger on Saturday, July 4th. There’s a tiny little 0.3ft swell from the West early on, but with a 19 mph cross-off wind, it’s just not worth it. The combined energy is a measly 4 (weak). The afternoon picks up a bit of height to 4ft from the SE, but that period is a short, fat 6 seconds. The wind goes cross-shore at 22 mph, just making a lumpy mess (combined energy 125, moderate). Not your friend.

Sunday the 5th and Monday the 6th are more of the same – tiny, weak swells with periods under 6 seconds. Wind is mostly cross or cross-off, but with no real energy behind the waves. The combined energy bounces between 2 and 73 (weak to moderate). The water is flat, the vibe is flat.

We drift through the rest of the first week and into the second, and it’s a long gap of no real recommendations. From Tuesday the 7th right through to Saturday the 11th, we’re dealing with waves under 3ft, mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds, and combined energy rarely cracking 50 (weak). It’s a bleak run for a paddle surfer.

There is a tiny blip on Saturday afternoon, July 11th. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the West with a 9-second period. The combined energy reads 154 (moderate), which is the most we’ll see. But it’s coming in with a 16 mph cross-onshore wind, making it choppy. The break is a sandbar that’s fairly consistent, but with these conditions, it’s only going to be a mess. Could be interesting for the kite crowd, but for a surfboard? Hard pass.

For the rest of the second week, from Sunday the 12th through to Sunday the 19th, it’s a desert. We’re talking waves that barely tickle 3ft, combined energy staying under 50 (weak), and winds that are almost always cross-onshore or onshore. A few mornings – like Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th – offer a clean window with light cross-off or offshore winds from the NE and NNE, but the swell is just too small (2ft to 2ft) to do anything with. The period is short, between 5 and 6 seconds. It’s a frustrating tease.

Look, this is just how it goes sometimes. Las Redes needs a good, clean W to WSW groundswell to get going, and we just aren’t seeing it in this 16-day window. The forecasts can change, but right now, I’d save your energy. It’s a quiet spell.

Rusty.

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