Las Redes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with only small, weak swells and mostly unfavourable winds. The good news? There’s a glimmer of hope right at the very end. But first, let’s walk through the slog.

The first noteworthy surf shows up on Thursday, August 20th, but honestly, it’s nothing to get excited about. Las Redes is a sandbar setup, beginner-friendly, fairly consistent, and it likes swell from the WSW. The water temp is about average for this time of year—nothing unusual there. The morning brings a tiny 1 ft swell from the SW with a short, weak period of 4 seconds and combined energy of just 7—that’s real weak. Wind is cross-onshore, so it’s choppy and poor. The afternoon is even smaller at 0.7 ft, and still choppy. Not worth paddling out.

Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are more of the same: tiny waves, poor surf conditions, and messy wind. The swell never gets above 2 ft, and the combined energy stays well under 100. Sunday the 23rd through Tuesday the 25th are a bit better in terms of size—up to 3 ft—but still, the energy is low (peaking at 96) and the period is short. There’s a clean morning on Tuesday the 25th with light cross-offshore wind from the NW, but the swell is just 3 ft from the west with only 8 seconds of period. You might get a few rideable little waves, but it’s still considered poor surf.

We then hit a gap from Wednesday the 26th through to Sunday the 31st of August. Wednesday morning has a tiny 2 ft WNW swell and a cross-shore breeze, but it’s still poor. Thursday the 27th has a flat morning with zero energy, then a weak afternoon. Friday the 28th through Sunday the 30th are all small, clean, but tiny—mostly 2 ft to 3 ft with low energy (21 to 60). The wind is often offshore or cross-offshore, but the lack of any real swell makes it a non-event.

Now, there’s a tiny spark on Monday, August 31st. The morning shows a 3 ft swell from the WNW with a 6-second period—still short period, so it’s weak and crumbly—but combined energy is 63, and it’s clean with a cross-offshore breeze from the east. That’s the best we’ve seen in a while, but it’s still pretty poor overall.

Then we hit another flat spell on Tuesday, September 1st, with zero energy in the morning. Wednesday the 2nd is clean but tiny, and Thursday the 3rd is glassy in the morning—1 ft from the WNW with an 8-second period, glassy wind from the NNW. That’s clean, but the swell is just too small for any real fun.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Friday, September 4th. The morning brings a 1 ft swell from the WNW, but the period is short at 4 seconds and combined energy is only 12. Wind is light cross-onshore from the SSE. Honestly, it’s still poor surf. But if you’re desperate for a clean, tiny wave, that Thursday morning glassy session is the pick of a very quiet bunch.

Overall, don’t expect much. The energy is weak, the swells are small, and the wind is rarely your friend. For beginners, it might be okay for a splash, but for anyone wanting a real wave, this is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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