Red Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Honestly, looking at the next couple of weeks, we’re in for a pretty flat spell. The surf just isn’t going to show up in any meaningful way for quite a while. For the first stretch, we’re talking about tiny waves that are barely worth paddling out for. The only real pulse of energy comes in on Friday the 18th of September, but even that’s a messy one—it’s got some size at 8ft, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it’s going to be soft and disorganized. The wind is light and cross, so there’s a bit of ripple on it, and honestly, it’s looking like one for the experienced crew only. After that, it just drops off to almost nothing again.

From Saturday the 19th all the way through to the end of the month, we’re looking at mostly 0.5ft to 1ft junk. The wind is mostly offshore or cross-offshore, so the surface will be clean, but there’s simply no swell to push it. You’d be sitting out there on a longboard just floating around. I’m talking combined energy readings in the single digits and low teens (like 29, 16, 7, 5) – that’s about as weak as it gets. It’s the kind of flat spell where you’d be better off checking the tide pools.

The breaks themselves aren’t helping either. Red Beach is usually inconsistent, and it’s living up to that reputation right now. It’s a beginner spot, and with nothing breaking over 3ft, it’s safe to say the beginners won’t even have anything to ride. The water temp at Red Beach is sitting at 59°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The only marginally interesting blip is on Friday the 25th of September, where we get a little bump in the period to around 15-16 seconds, but the swell height is still a pathetic 0.5ft to 1ft. Long period, no height – that’s just a tease. It’s not going to do anything.

So, honestly, if you’re keen to get wet, you’re looking at a long wait. The first week is basically a write-off, and the second week doesn’t look any better. There’s nothing here that gets me excited. The only thing I’d say is that with the wind staying offshore for a lot of that time, the surface will be clean, so if a sneaky groundswell decides to show up, it might be worth a look, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. This is more of a “stay home and watch the cams” kind of forecast.

For the more experienced guys, that Friday the 18th pulse at 8ft is the only real taste of anything, but at an 8-second period and onshore, it’s going to be a stormy mess. I can’t say I’d recommend it. For everyone else, it’s a long, flat road ahead.

Rusty.

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