Redbill Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s take a look at what’s on the cards for Redbill Beach. To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a mixed bag. The first bit of the run is pretty uninspiring, but there’s a window of clean, punchy surf that’s worth circling on the calendar. After that, we get a few more decent windows but nothing that screams "drop everything and go."

We kick off on the afternoon of the 25th of August with a tiny 0.7m NNE windswell. It’s glassy, sure, but at just 7 seconds of period and with weak combined energy (96), it’s barely doing a thing. There’s a bit of warmth in the water – 14° and about a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – but honestly, the surf is pretty ordinary.

The next few days are a write-off. Wednesday the 26th and Thursday morning the 27th have some size but the wind is a cross-off mess. The conditions aren't clean for surfing.

Then we get to Thursday afternoon, the 27th of August. This is the standout. The swell jumps to a clean 1.5m from the ESE – that’s a good direction here – and it’s packing moderate energy (521). The period stretches to 10 seconds, so you’ll get decent shape and power. The wind is glassy off the NNE, so expect clean, lined-up waves. This is the best run of the whole forecast for Redbill Beach. If you can get out there, do it.

Friday the 28th has a similar vibe but a bit smaller and with a cross-off breeze in the morning. By afternoon, the wind goes light offshore from the WSW, and you’ve got a consistent 1.0m ESE swell at 10 seconds (323 combined energy). It’s good, but not as good as Thursday.

Saturday the 29th drops right off. Tiny 0.5-0.6m leftovers. Not worth the paddle. Sunday the 30th has a weird one – a 0.9m SSE groundswell with a seriously long 16-second period. That’s a very long period swell, and combined energy is moderate (658), but it’s coming in with a cross-onshore wind, making it messy. That kind of long period groundswell works best on a point or reef, not an exposed beach break like Redbill. It will likely be too straight and tricky.

Monday the 31st is a nice, clean glassy day with a 1.1m southerly swell at 11 seconds (290 energy). Good, clean, fun waves. A solid morning session.

After that, the first week of September is mostly small or wind-affected. The afternoon of the 1st of September brings a bigger 1.9m northerly swell, but with a short, weak 6-second period and poor quality – marginal at best, more interesting for a kite than a paddle. Tuesday the 2nd is more tiny stuff.

Thursday the 5th of September into the weekend shows a bit of life. A 1.3m southerly swell on Sunday the 6th (277 energy) with light offshore wind from the WSW in the morning – that’s clean and good. Monday the 7th is glassy with a 0.9m SSE swell (207 energy). It’s small but clean and fun. However, by that Tuesday, the 8th, it’s gone again.

So overall, the pick of the whole 16-day window is the afternoon of the 27th of August, followed closely by the morning of the 31st. The rest is either tiny, blown out, or too long-period for this beach. There’s a blank run from the 29th into the 30th, and then another gap from the 2nd to the 5th of September. It’s a normal pattern for an exposed beach – you’ve got to pick your moments.

Signing off,

Rusty

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