Las Redes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight: it’s going to be a quiet stretch at Las Redes. This is a beginner-friendly sandbar that’s fairly consistent, but over the next 16 days, there just isn’t much swell energy to work with. The water is sitting at 77.5°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be comfortable just floating around, but don’t expect to catch much.

We kick off on Saturday, September 5th. Morning has some clouds, a 0.7ft swell from the WNW at 8 seconds, with a light cross-offshore breeze (9 mph). The combined wave energy is a weak 7, and honestly, it’s poor. The afternoon picks up to 3.3ft but from the ESE at a short 5 seconds, and the wind goes cross with a 12 mph breeze, so it’s a lumpy mess. Forget it.

Sunday the 6th looks similar, tiny 2.3ft in the morning with a 5-second period, cross-off wind, but the energy is still only 32. Nothing doing.

Monday the 7th shows a 1.0ft swell from the W with a long 14-second period, but that groundswell is so weak (energy of 43) it won’t wrap in. The wind is light and cross-off in the morning, so the water will be glassy, but there’s just no push.

The whole first week is a wash. Swells rarely crack 3.3ft, periods are under 8 seconds most of the time, and the wind stays cross or onshore. You’ll see a few glassy mornings, but no surfable waves.

The only moment that might get your heart beating is Monday, September 14th. Early morning, the wind goes glass – dead calm, 3 mph from the ENE. There’s a 2.3ft swell from the SE, but the catch is the period is only 4 seconds, and the combined energy is just 27. It’ll be clean as a mirror, but you’re looking at tiny, weak lumps. For a beginner on a foam board, it’s a fun little splash, but that’s the best on offer across the whole outlook. No big swells, no standout days.

After that, the second week is even smaller. From September 15th through 20th, we’re looking at 0.3ft to 1.3ft swells, mostly from the W or WNW, with periods all over the place. The wind stays cross-on or onshore. The combined energy rarely breaks 20. There’s one morning on the 17th with a light cross-off breeze and a 0.7ft, 11-second groundswell, but it’s just a ripple.

Bottom line: there’s no surf to speak of for the entire 16-day window. This is a real flat spell for Las Redes. It happens. Don’t sell your board, but maybe pick up a different hobby for a couple of weeks.

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