Redbill Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve looked over the charts for Redbill Beach. The good news is there’s some surf on the way, but you’re going to need a bit of patience for the real magic. The pattern is mostly small, with some decent pulses of energy later on, but the wind is the main character in this story.

Let’s start with Monday the 24th. It’s pretty ordinary. You’ve got a tiny 0.5m (2ft) S swell with a weak energy reading, and while the wind is light offshore from the WNW, the conditions are just ‘meh’. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at 57°F, which is nice, but the waves are nothing to write home about.

Tuesday the 25th starts off with a glassy morning, that same ankle-biter 0.5m (2ft) S swell. It’s clean but tiny. The afternoon turns ugly with a NE cross-onshore breeze and the swell dropping to 0.7m (2ft) from the NE with a short period. The energy is weak. Wednesday the 26th is a write-off—strong WSW cross-off winds at 16 mph make a mess of a small 1.1m (4ft) NE windswell. Not good.

Thursday the 27th morning has some potential. It’s glassy, with a 1.1m (4ft) SE swell that’s got a moderate energy kick. The conditions are looking good and it’s a bit bigger. For a brief moment, it’s worth a look. Friday the 28th is surfable but nothing special with moderate WSW winds and a 0.9m (3ft) ESE swell.

The standout of the whole forecast comes on Sunday the 30th. The afternoon session at Redbill is the one to circle. You’ve got a 0.7m (2ft) S swell, but don’t let the height fool you—the period jumps to 17 seconds, and the energy is moderate. The wind goes glassy, dead calm. That is clean, lined-up groundswell. For a beach break, that long period can make it a bit tricky and straight, but when it’s glassy like that, it’s your best shot at a proper wave. The morning is also glassy with a smaller S swell (0.5m/2ft, 16 seconds), so the whole day is the pick of the period.

There’s a big gap after that. The next shot looks like Tuesday the 8th of September. The morning has a clean 0.7m (2ft) S groundswell (16 seconds) with light cross-off winds. That’s another session with proper shape, though the swell is still on the small side.

The Standout: Sunday, 30 August. The afternoon is the winner. A glassy surface, a long-period S groundswell, and reasonable energy. It’s the cleanest window in the whole 16 days. Just keep in mind Redbill Beach can be inconsistent and is an exposed spot, so it’s a bit of a gamble, but that Sunday glass-off is your best bet.

After that, the forecast gets messy again. There’s a big pulse of 1.7m (6ft) to 2.3m (8ft) S/SE swell around the 2nd and 3rd of September, but the wind is cross-onshore from the SE. That will chop it up pretty badly. For a beach break, that kind of wind and size is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The water is about average for late August, no major anomaly to report. Crowds? At Redbill, they’re possible on those glassy days—everyone will be thinking the same thing.

That’s the story. A couple of clean, small windows, but Sunday the 30th is the one. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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