Redhead Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. I've been staring at the charts for Redhead and, mate, it's looking like a quiet stretch. This is a reef break that's usually fairly consistent, but for the next two weeks, the ocean's mostly flat or messy. It'll be a challenge to find a decent wave for a while.

Right off the bat, this Monday, the 13th of July, we've got almost nothing. A tiny 0.7 ft swell from the ESE with a short 8-second interval. The combined energy is a weak 7, and even though the wind goes offshore in the afternoon at 19 mph, there's no power. Just clean flat water.

That flat spell hangs around. From Tuesday the 14th through Thursday the 16th, it's a total blank. No swell energy, and the wind gets lumpy and cross-onshore, especially later Thursday with gusts up to 22 mph. Don't bother.

A small pulse shows up Friday the 17th, but it's a poor one. A 2 ft, 6-second ESE windswell rolls in with energy of 24-40. It's weak and coming straight onshore with some rain. The waves will be a mess.

Over the weekend, the 18th and 19th, the swell fills in a bit. We're looking at 3 ft to 4 ft from the ESE and then E, with the period stretching to 9 seconds on Sunday. The energy climbs to a moderate 262 on Sunday morning. But the wind is cross-onshore from the ESE or SE at 6-9 mph. It keeps the surf bumpy and choppy. There's size, but the quality is gone.

Finally, on Tuesday the 21st of July, we get a break. The morning turns glassy with a light WSW breeze at just 3 mph. There's a 3 ft swell from the ENE with a 9-second period and combined energy of 110. It's described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". For a reef, that glassy top and longer period might give you a few fun little corners, but it's small. Expect crowds to be likely as everyone is desperate for a clean wave.

From Wednesday the 22nd through the end of the month, the pattern is clean but tiny. You'll see a few mornings with offshore winds, like Wednesday the 22nd with 2 ft from the E and a 6 mph offshore from the N, or Saturday the 25th with 2 ft from the E and a light offshore. The energy is weak, between 24 and 64. It's clean enough for a longboard or a foamy, but there's no push. It's a quiet run, but for a consistent spot, forecasts can always change.

So, over the whole 16 days, the only moment that really matters is Tuesday the 21st of July morning at Redhead. The glassy conditions with a bit of 9-second groundswell make it the pick of a very lean bunch. Just don't expect much size.

Rusty.

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