Redhead Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a grim stretch ahead. We’re looking at a long, long run of flat to tiny conditions with hardly any rideable energy at all. From now right through until at least the middle of September, it’s basically a write-off. There’s a brief pulse of energy around Wednesday the 9th, but it comes with some nasty wind and messy conditions, so it’s not one to get excited about. After that, we go back into the doldrums, with days and days of nothing doing.

The one real standout, and I mean the only one, is Redhead. Now, this is a reef setup that’s fairly consistent and exposed to the swell, but the forecast doesn’t do it any favours. For the entire period, every single session is rated as poor surf conditions. The combined swell energy barely gets into double digits for most of it, which is about as weak as it gets. There is a spike on Wednesday afternoon the 9th where the combined energy jumps up to 326, which is moderate, and the swell hits 7ft from the SSE. But that’s a short period swell at only 6 seconds, and the wind is a strong onshore breeze from the south at 25 mph, so it’ll be a blown-out, choppy mess. That’s strictly for experts only, and even then, it’s more of a kite surfing day than a paddle surfing one.

The water temperature is sitting at 66°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

For a couple of mornings, like Monday the 7th and Friday the 11th, you get glassy conditions, but the swell is just 0.7ft and the energy is pitiful. You might get a dribble, but it’s not worth paddling out for. The same goes for the few mornings with offshore or cross-offshore winds later in the second week; the swell is just too small to do anything with.

Bottom line: there’s no good surf to be had over the next 16 days. It’s a long, flat spell. But around here, that’s not unusual, and the forecasts can always change. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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