Redhead Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I gotta be straight with you—this 16-day window for Redhead is about as flat as a weekday arvo in a drought. We’ve got a long stretch of ankle-biters, and not much to get excited about. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no drama there.

The only hint of any real movement comes on Sunday the 30th of August, when a little pulse of 3 ft swell from the SE rolls in during the arvo, with a period around 10 seconds. That’s your best chance, but even then it’s poor surf conditions—the combined energy is only 124 (moderate), and the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s gonna be choppy. Not a standout by any stretch.

After that, we’re back to tiny 0.7 ft to 1 ft slop for days. The wind does swing offshore and glassy at times, like Monday the 31st August morning when it’s dead calm—clean as a whistle, but with only 1 ft of ENE swell (16 combined energy, weak), you’d be lucky to get a wave to your knees. Same story Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd September: offshore winds, clean faces, but the swell is tiny. It’s a classic case of no juice in the water.

Even later in the period, around the 6th September, we see a brief jump to 3 ft from the E, but the period drops to a shocking 4 seconds—zero power, combined energy only 18 (weak). Then a bit more height on the 7th September with 4 ft from the S, but again short period (4 seconds) and messy cross-on winds. That 4 ft is technically bigger, but with such a short period it’s just wobbly whitewash, better for a kite than a paddle.

Honestly, there’s no day here I’d call a standout. The whole 16-day run is a bust. If you’re desperate, try the Sunday morning (30th August) before the wind turns, when it’s glassy with 1 ft—maybe a few dribblers. But don’t hold your breath. Sometimes it goes like this in these parts; the ocean just shuts down. Keep an eye on the charts—it never stays poor forever.

Rusty.

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