Surf Forecasts:
Redcar Scars surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, N swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, N swell with 309 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Redcar Scars this week:
The surf forecast for Redcar Scars over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Redcar Scars in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Redcar Scars over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s be honest about this one. The whole 16-day window looks pretty flat for the most part. There’s no real standout surf here, and a lot of it is just small, weak, and unexciting. We’re looking at long gaps of nothing worth paddling out for.
The first tiny bit of energy arrives on the morning of Friday, 7th August at Redcar Scars (United Kingdom). We’re talking about a 4ft swell from the north, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 161 – barely enough to get a longboard moving. The wind is offshore, so it’ll be clean, but the waves are just too small and ordinary to get excited about. It’s a beginner-friendly reef break, but it’s inconsistent, so don’t expect much. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
The afternoon of the 7th drops to 3ft from the north-northeast, and it’s still clean but even weaker at 107 energy. Then we hit a real dry spell. From Saturday, 8th August all the way through to Tuesday, 18th August, the swell just fades away. Heights dip below 2ft, the energy drops into single digits, and it’s pretty much a lake. There’s a brief moment on the afternoon of Wednesday, 12th August where a 4ft swell from the east-southeast shows up with 118 energy, but it’s poor quality, short period at 5 seconds, and cross-shore wind makes it messy. Not worth a second look.
The only spike in size comes on the morning of Wednesday, 19th August when a 6ft swell from the north-northwest arrives with a moderate 223 energy. But the wind is onshore, making it poor, and it’s a short 6-second period. That’s a messy, washed-out session for experts only. The afternoon of the 19th holds 5ft from the north, still onshore, still poor.
So, honestly, there’s nothing to recommend here. It’s a blank run for the area. The best you can hope for is a glassy, clean morning on Saturday, 15th August, but the swell is only 0.3ft – that’s a flat calm, not surf. Stay patient, wait for the forecasts to change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 6 | N 8 | E 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 3 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 253 | 234 | 161 | 107 | 58 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22AM4.12m | 8:59PM3.74m | 9:15AM3.91m | 9:57PM3.57m | 10:22AM3.71m | 11:08PM3.47m | 11:43AM3.61m | 00:27AM3.52m | 1:07PM3.69m | 1:40AM3.74m | 2:20PM3.91m | 2:42AM4.07m | 3:21PM4.17m | 3:34AM4.41m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.74m | 3:08AM1.16m | 3:47PM0.99m | 4:08AM1.31m | 4:54PM1.21m | 5:28AM1.38m | 6:21PM1.30m | 7:00AM1.24m | 7:45PM1.19m | 8:19AM0.91m | 8:51PM0.97m | 9:20AM0.50m | 9:44PM0.74m | ||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | E 4 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 4 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 253 | 234 | 161 | 107 | 58 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | N 9 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNW 3 | N 8 | N 8 | E 5 | — | N 8 | N 11 | N 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 35 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 10 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | — | W 2 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 25 | 55 | 22 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 682 | 773 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 349 | 364 | 287 | 364 | 305 | 459 | 459 | 425 | 349 | 313 | 349 | 18 |
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