Redbill Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Redbill Beach has in store for us over the coming weeks.

Right off the bat, it’s a quiet start. Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are pretty weak. You’re looking at small, short-period waves around 1ft to 3ft, mostly from the NNE or SSE. The water is sitting at 57°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Not much to get excited about, but the wind is offshore on Friday and Saturday, so it’s clean.

Sunday the 23rd is where things start to pick up. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the south, period around 9 seconds, and the energy is moderate at 239. The wind goes glassy in the afternoon. This is a solid little window for a paddle, nothing huge, but fun and clean.

Monday the 24th drops back to small, ankle-to-knee high stuff with longer period energy from the SSE (14 seconds). That groundswell will wrap in, but the size is tiny at 1ft to 2ft. Good for a log, not much else.

Tuesday the 25th is a mixed bag. Morning has a cross-onshore breeze and small weak surf. The afternoon goes glassy with a tiny 2ft NE windswell – surfable but very ordinary.

Wednesday the 26th is interesting. The morning is blown out by a fresh 19 mph WSW wind, but the afternoon brings a jump in size: 8ft from the south, short period of 8 seconds, combined energy strong at 987. That’s a lot of juice, but it’s a beach break and with short-period swell, it’s going to be a bit messy. For experts only at that size. Probably more fun for the kite crew.

Thursday the 27th sees a drop in size but still moderate energy (557) with a 6ft SSE swell, period around 9 seconds. Winds are light and cross-shore, so it’s doable but not pristine.

The rest of the week into the end of August is small and ordinary, with heights under 3ft. A few glassy moments on the 30th and 31st, but tiny.

Now, into September, we get a proper standout. Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon sees a clean 2ft south groundswell with a period of 16 seconds and energy of 207. The wind is light offshore. That’s quality glassy lines for a point break style wave, but it’s small.

The real highlight is Wednesday the 2nd of September. Morning sees 4ft from the south, period 8 seconds, energy 230, and light offshore winds. By afternoon, it goes glassy, with 4ft south swell and a period of 9 seconds, energy 243. The wind is dead calm. That is a beautiful session on tap – clean, fun-sized waves with no wind. That’s the one to circle on the calendar.

Thursday the 3rd gets a bit bigger but stronger wind, and Friday the 4th morning has a solid 6ft NNE swell with 596 energy and light offshore breeze – that’s another good window for experienced surfers. Saturday the 5th fades out with a small but long-period SSE groundswell in the afternoon.

Overall, the best of the 16 days is Wednesday the 2nd of September, with the morning of Friday the 4th a close second. The early part of the forecast is slow, so pick your days.

Rusty.

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