Redbill Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer at Redbill Beach for the next couple of weeks. First up, the water temp is sittin’ around 57°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Not a massive anomaly, but you’ll notice it’s slightly milder than usual when you first get in.

Straight off the bat, there’s nothing worth paddling out for right now. We’ve got a quiet few days ahead. Monday afternoon through the first half of the week is mostly small, messy, and not gonna get your heart pumping. The wind is coming from the northeast or north-northeast, mostly cross-onshore or cross-shore, and the swell heights are tiny—2 ft or 0.7 ft—with weak energy. Combined energy is only 85 on Monday and 40 on Tuesday morning, so it’s a proper flat spell.

Wednesday (19th August) picks up a bit, with swell heights around 7 ft to 8 ft from the north-northeast, but the period is a short 7 seconds, and the wind is howling at 12 mph from the cross-shore direction. That’s gonna be choppy and messy, and the combined energy jumps to 500 then 648, which is moderate stuff, but it’s not clean enough for a good session. The scores are poor for the early week—just small wind ripples and chop.

Thursday 20th August is where the first real nod comes. The morning has 6 ft from the north-northeast with a cross-offshore breeze from the northwest at 9 mph. The combined energy is 319, which is moderate. By the afternoon, it drops to 5 ft but the wind stays clean and cross-offshore—that’s a decent sign for clean faces. That afternoon window is your first chance to paddle out and get a few, though the swell direction is not ideal for the break’s best angle (optimum is east).

Friday 21st is tiny again—2 ft from the northeast—and not worth the wetsuit. Saturday 22nd sees a fun little spike in the afternoon: 2 ft from the south with a 15-second period and offshore wind from the west at 12 mph. That long period means it’ll have some punch for its size, and the combined energy is 236, so it’s got some moderate grunt. That’s a clean, glassy-looking session for the afternoon if you’re keen for small waves.

Sunday 23rd and Monday 24th both have small south swells (1 ft–3 ft) with long periods (14 seconds) and offshore winds. The combined energy on Monday arvo jumps to 348, so the energy is building. These are surfable, clean, but nothing to write home about—just a chance to stretch the arms.

Now, later in the period, things get interesting. Friday 28th August morning shows 8 ft from the south with an 8-second period and offshore wind from the west-southwest. Combined energy is 853, which is strong. That’s solid wave height for Redbill Beach, and it’ll be punchy, though the period is short, so it might be a bit dumpy. The afternoon is similar at 8 ft from the south-southeast with a 9-second period. This is squarely in the advanced zone—over 8 ft in the morning is expert-only territory. If you’re not ready for that, steer clear.

Saturday 29th drops to 5 ft in the morning from the south-southeast, still with offshore cross-off wind, so it’s clean but the wind swings south by the afternoon and turns cross-shore, making it choppy again. Sunday 30th has 7 ft from the south in the morning (clean, cross-offshore, combined energy 550) and 7 ft in the afternoon, but the wind turns cross-onshore from the south-southeast, so the afternoon session gets a bit lumpy.

The standout for the whole forecast is probably Thursday 20th afternoon—clean cross-offshore wind, 5 ft, and a nice moderate energy (219). It’s not massive, but it’s the first real clean, surfable wave in the period. If you want something bigger and are an expert, Friday 28th morning’s 8 ft south swell with clean offshore wind is a solid pick, but it’s a long way out, so that one’s promising but less certain. For the weekend warrior, Sunday 30th morning is also a good call with 7 ft and clean conditions, but the afternoon gets chopped.

For reference, the water temp anomaly is about a degree warmer than average, so it’s a touch milder than usual for the time of year.

Alright, that’s the full picture for Redbill Beach. Mind the crowds here—it’s marked as sometimes crowded, so you might have company on the clean days. The break is inconsistent, so don’t expect magic every day. This stretch has a real dry spell at the start, then some small clean windows, and a solid pulse toward the end for the brave.

Rusty signing off.

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