Las Redes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cookin’ for Las Redes over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are looking pretty flat. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell that’s barely gonna push a ripple. The combined energy of all swells directed here is mostly teeny-tiny, with values like 19, 18, and 6 in the first few days – that’s weak, weak energy. There’s a gap of almost no surf worth mentioning from the start right through to the end of the period. The only real glimmer of hope comes far out, around Sunday, August 23rd, but even then, it’s a stretch.

Let’s break it down. The first few days into the weekend are a write-off. Swell height is struggling to hit 2 ft, the period is short (5-6 seconds), and winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore. Saturday morning, August 8th, you’ve got a 2 ft, 5-second west swell, but a SSE breeze at 6 mph makes it cross-on and bumpy. Afternoon sees it drop further. The pattern holds through Sunday and Monday – glassy or light wind windows on the morning of August 10th (3 ft, 6-sec west swell, WSW wind 3 mph, glassy), and August 12th (2 ft, 6-sec west swell, SSE wind 3 mph, glassy), but the swell is just too small and weak to offer a proper wave. These are moments you’d be out there on a longboard, maybe, but it’s not a true surf.

The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird there.

The best chance, and I mean *the* best, is the morning of Sunday, August 23rd. We get a 2 ft west swell, period building to 6 seconds, and the combined energy climbs to 31 – still weak, but the highest we’ll see. The wind is offshore from the WNW at 9 mph, which is a cross-off, so the surface will be clean. That’s your standout, but it’s a long way off and the swell is still tiny. Don’t get your hopes up too high.

Crowds at Las Redes are sometimes an issue, but with this much nothing, you’ll likely have the place to yourself.

Bottom line: if you’re a beginner, the small glassy mornings might be okay for a paddle, but the waves are poor. For anyone else, it’s a long, flat wait. The 23rd morning is the only one that even whispers “maybe.” Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a tough run.

Rusty.

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