Redcar Scars Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the Redcar Scars region over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a tough stretch. The forecast is showing a whole lot of nothing for the better part of the first week. The swell is just tiny and weak, with the combined energy barely registering. We're looking at a long, flat gap from now until around the 5th of August. It’s the kind of period where you’d be better off checking the tide pools than dragging your board out.

The water temp at the start is sitting around 60°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, but nothing crazy.

Now, things get a little interesting around Wednesday the 5th of August. We finally see a pulse of energy come through, with the combined energy jumping to 179 in the morning and 194 in the afternoon. Swell heights are just sneaking over the 3ft mark, coming from the North with a short period of 8-9 seconds. The problem is the wind. It’s howling out of the North at 15-18 mph, right onshore. That’s going to make it lumpy and choppy. Honestly, for a beach-and-reef setup like this, with that much wind and messy swell, it’s looking more like a day for the kite surfers than a paddle session.

The best chance for a surf comes on Thursday the 6th of August. The swell drops back a touch to 3ft from the North-North-East, but the wind swings around to the West-North-West, giving us a clean, cross-off breeze. The combined energy is still a moderate 105 for the morning, and the afternoon session is labeled as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s not a standout, but it’s the only window in the whole run where you might get a few clean, small waves to yourself on a Thursday morning. The crowd factor at Redcar Scars is "sometimes", so you might not even have to share.

Beyond that, we get a glimmer of something longer-period on Saturday the 8th of August. The swell is 3ft to 3ft from the North with a period stretching to 11 seconds. The combined energy hits 188 and 226, which is the strongest we see. But that long-period groundswell, especially from the North, often breaks a bit too straight on a beach break, and the cross-off wind is a bit stiffer at 15 mph. It’s a long-range look, so promising but less certain.

Overall, it’s a lean fortnight. The only real shout is Thursday the 6th for a mellow, clean session. The rest is either flat, blown out, or too weak to bother with.

- Rusty

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