Redbill Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right off the bat, the surf here is looking pretty average, with only one real standout window in the next couple of weeks. There’s a bit of a wait on, with some small, weak surf kicking off the period. We’re looking at a pretty clean but small start to it all.

Sunday morning is the only real go-time for the first couple of days. The swell is a modest 6ft at 8 seconds from the SSE at Redbill Beach (Big Island), pushing the combined energy to 448. It’s a bit short-period, so it won’t have much push, but with a light cross-offshore breeze it’ll be clean. The wave comment says it should be good, but with it being so short-period, it might be a bit soft and crumbly. It's your best bet for the start, but it’s not the standout.

From Sunday afternoon through to Wednesday, it’s pretty grim. The swell drops off, the winds get messy at times, and the energy is weak (26 to 351). There are a few glassy moments on Tuesday morning with a 3ft south swell at 8 seconds, but the comment calls it "surfable but very ordinary". This stretch is a bit of a write-off, so don’t plan your day around it.

Now, Thursday morning is the one to circle. This is the standout of the whole outlook. We’ve got a 7ft south swell at a solid 10 seconds, and it’s pushing a massive 1238 combined energy. That’s a solid groundswell, and with the light offshore wind, it’s going to be clean and lined up. The comment says it’s "excellent for experienced surfers" – and at 7ft, it’ll have some push to it, so leave the foamies at home. This is the one, folks. The Thursday afternoon session will still be good, with a 6ft swell and clean offshore wind, but the morning is where it’s at.

After that, we ease back off. Friday drops back down to 5ft and is a bit more marginal with cross-offshore winds. Still clean, but not the same power. Saturday morning looks fun again – glassy with a 4ft south swell at 10 seconds and an energy of 389. It’s a good, clean, smaller-wave option for a weekend surf.

Moving into the second week, the energy drops. Sunday is still surfable with a clean 3ft, but it’s nothing to get too excited about. From there it’s a slow fade. The rest of the week is mostly small, weak, and often messy. Monday afternoon picks up a weird little 4ft north swell with a 5-second period, which is basically windswell and not worth the paddle. The rest of the week sees small pulses but nothing with any real size or quality. The 21st at the tail end of the forecast shows a 2ft south swell at 17 seconds – huge period, but tiny waves. It’s a promise of something better, but it’s a long way out and you wouldn’t want to bank on it.

In the water temps, this time of year is about average for the first break you paddle out at. No real anomalies to speak of.

So, to sum it up: the real standout is Thursday the 10th, morning session – clean, solid, and powerful. Saturday the 12th morning is a good backup. The rest is a waiting game. Get out there when it’s good, because the window's not that long.

Rusty.

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