Redcar Scars Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Redcar Scars has got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s looking pretty grim. This is one of those stretches where you might be better off taking up a new hobby for a bit. For the whole 16-day window, we are scraping the bottom of the barrel. There are no standout sessions, nothing that gets the heart pumping. We’ve got a massive gap at the start with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for. The first few days are a write-off, with nothing but tiny, weak dribble. It’s not until the morning of Wednesday the 5th that we finally see something that’s technically rideable.

Even then, it’s a real struggle. That Wednesday morning session on the 5th gives us a tiny 3ft swell sneaking in from the NNE, with a period of just 8 seconds. The wind is light and offshore from the SW, so it’ll be clean, but the wave energy is weak at just (97). We’re talking about the kind of day you’d go out on a foamie just to get wet, not to get any real turns. The water here is sitting at a notable 62°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year.

We get another sniff of something on Saturday the 8th. The morning shows a 3ft NNE swell with a period of 8 seconds, and a gentle WSW offshore wind keeping it clean. The energy bumps up into the moderate zone at (117), so there’s a bit more push. But it's still a very ordinary wave, nothing to write home about.

After that, it’s more of the same small, weak stuff. The best of a bad bunch looks to be Wednesday the 12th. The morning brings a 3ft swell from the east with a 6-second period. It’s small and weak (74), but the wind goes completely glassy in the afternoon. The swell is short period and weak (75), but if you’re desperate for a glassy skate, that’s your window. Just don’t expect any power.

Bottom line, the whole 16-day outlook is flat and weak. The energy numbers barely get into triple digits, and when they do, it’s still not enough to overcome the poor conditions. There’s no big swell, no long period groundswell, just nothing to get excited about. If you’ve got a kite, the onshore junk on Monday the 3rd might give you something to do, but for paddle surfing, it’s a long wait.

Stay patient, lads. The ocean will come around.

Rusty.

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