Surf Forecasts:
Redcar Scars surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, N swell with 512 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Redcar Scars in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Redcar Scars over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead for the Redcar Scars area. We've got a solid 16-day window, but honestly, there's not a single day in there I'd be rushing to get my wettie on. The whole period is a write-off for decent paddle surfing.
Looking at the whole run, we kick off with next to nothing. The first week is dominated by tiny swell and messy wind. Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th are glassy, but with a pathetic 0.7ft of swell, you're just floating. Through the middle of the week, a bit more wind kicks up but the swell stays tiny, creeping to just 2ft by Wednesday the 19th. Still, the energy is weak (42), and the WSW cross-off wind at 15-18 mph will keep the surface clean, but there's no wave to ride.
Thursday the 20th sees the swell jump to 4ft, but with a short period of 6 seconds and a nasty cross-on wind from the NNW at 12-18 mph, it's going to be choppy and lumpy. The energy climbs a bit (103-117), but the quality is poor.
The biggest swell of the entire forecast shows up on Friday the 21st of August. We're looking at 6ft from the NNE, with a short 8-second period. The combined energy jumps right up (459), which sounds exciting, but the wind is howling from the NNW at 12-15 mph and the comment is "poor surf conditions." The cross-shore wind will chop it up. The water temp is around 61°, which feels about average for this time of year.
Saturday the 22nd holds some 5ft swell, but again, the conditions are marginal. The morning has a light cross-shore wind that might clean it up, but the score is a 1 out of 10 for a reason. After that, Sunday the 23rd drops back down to 3ft, and the rest of the week into late August is a ghost town of tiny, weak swell and mostly poor winds. There's a 5-day gap from the 23rd to the 27th where the swell barely gets above 2ft. By the 31st of August, we see a pulse to 4ft with a clean offshore wind from the WSW at 18 mph, but with a short 6-second period and combined energy of 177, it's still not enough to get excited about. The entire 16-day window is a bust. Don't bother.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
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 kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 40 | 28 | 103 | 117 | 362 | 459 | 392 | 293 | 318 | 346 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | off |
High Tide | 7:01PM4.32m | 7:08AM4.62m | 7:39PM4.10m | 7:49AM4.30m | 8:18PM3.83m | 8:33AM3.94m | 9:00PM3.55m | 9:24AM3.57m | 9:52PM3.29m | 10:29AM3.27m | 11:03PM3.11m | 11:53AM3.12m | 00:28AM3.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.57m | 1:36PM0.28m | 1:44AM0.76m | 2:13PM0.66m | 2:22AM1.00m | 2:51PM1.05m | 3:04AM1.26m | 3:36PM1.42m | 3:57AM1.52m | 4:37PM1.70m | 5:15AM1.69m | 6:09PM1.82m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | 8:35 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 42 | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | 318 | 346 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 7 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 117 | 362 | 459 | 392 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 313 | 312 | 353 | 477 | 303 | 747 | 343 | 349 | 314 | 615 | 19 | 682 | 50 | 399 | 47 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 6 |
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