Redcar Scars Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for our patch.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a struggle for Redcar Scars. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of poor surf conditions that kicks off with no real recommendation until Friday the 28th of August, and even then it’s pretty ordinary. Before that, from Monday the 24th right through Thursday the 27th, we’ve got messy onshore and cross-shore winds with weak, short-period swell. The combined swell energy barely cracks 30 (29) early on, and while it climbs to 154 by Thursday morning, the cross-shore chop and rain showers keep things ugly. That’s a solid four days of nothing to write home about.

The first real glimmer comes early Friday morning, 28th August. The wind finally goes offshore from the southwest, and we see 3ft of swell coming from the ENE at 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 75, the waves are small, but it’ll be clean – the offshore breeze is a welcome change. The afternoon sees the wind pick up to a fresh 19 mph, dropping the swell to 2ft, and the score is still poor. It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary.

Saturday the 29th stays tiny, with 2ft to 2ft of weak swell and clean conditions, but there’s just no power. Sunday the 30th afternoon might offer the best shot early on – we get 3ft from the north at 8 seconds with a gentle offshore, and the combined energy bumps up to 116. That’s surfable, but again, it’s not a standout.

There’s then another gap of poor conditions through Monday and Tuesday, before Wednesday the 2nd of September sees a glassy morning with 2ft from the north. That’s small and weak. The real interest pops up late in the week. On Thursday the 3rd of September, the afternoon goes glassy with 4ft of north swell at 8 seconds and combined energy hitting 204 – that’s moderate energy at last. The report calls it “surfable but ordinary,” but with glassy conditions, I reckon that’s the best on offer across the whole run. It’s a reef break, and with the optimum swell direction from the NNE, this north swell is close enough to work.

Then on Friday the 4th of September, we’ve got a clean morning with 3ft from the north at 8 seconds and combined energy of 140. The wind is light and cross-offshore. That’s another little window of clean, small waves. After that, it drops back to tiny, messy, and weak right through to the end of the forecast.

Now, this reef is inconsistent, and this stretch proves it. There’s no real standout bigger wave in this period. The best you’ll get is the glassy Thursday the 3rd afternoon and the clean Friday the 4th morning – both with modest 3ft to 4ft swell. The water temp is 60°F, which is pretty average for this time of year – no anomaly to speak of, so don’t expect any warmth.

Further out, on Tuesday the 8th of September, we see a big spike: 8ft from the northwest at 6 seconds with combined energy at 401 early, and then 6ft from the north at 11 seconds with a massive 835 energy in the afternoon. That’s a lot of juice, but the wind is cross-offshore and fresh at 19 mph. That size on a reef with short period could be a washing machine, and the longer period later might be a bit too straight for the beachbreaks. It’s promising, but that’s 16 days out, so take it with a pinch of salt.

Bottom line: the run is mostly flat and messy. The glassy windows on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September are your best bet for a clean, small day. The bigger energy on the 8th is one to watch, but it’s a long way off.

Rusty.

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