Redondo Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s in store for Redondo Beach over the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, it’s a slow start. We’ve got a long stretch of pretty poor conditions ahead before a little late-season window of hope opens up.

Right now, the surf is a bit of a non-event. The first real chance to get wet comes later on, but you’ll be waiting a while. From Monday the 10th all the way through to the morning of Sunday the 23rd, it’s a rough run. Over a week and a half of mostly poor surf, with light onshore or cross-onshore breezes making for choppy, weak waves. The swell is tiny, barely pushing 3 ft, with a period that often sits under 16 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (144 to 345). It’s just not worth paddling out for.

Then, right around Tuesday the 18th, things start to look a little more interesting. The morning of the 18th shows a shift: light cross-offshore winds from the SSE, clean conditions, and a small but cleaner 2 ft SSW swell with a period of 16 seconds (combined energy of 260). It’s not big, but it’s a notable improvement. That’s the first real standout. Then Wednesday the 19th morning repeats the trick – a gentle cross-offshore breeze, 2 ft SSW swell (15 seconds, 268 energy), and clean conditions. It’s still small, but for a patient surfer, these windows are the best on offer.

The real highlight, though, lands on the morning of Tuesday the 25th. That’s the one to keep an eye on. We’re looking at a clean morning with a cross-offshore breeze from the SSE, a 1 ft swell from the SW, but a very long period of 24 seconds (combined energy of 325). That long period means it’s a proper groundswell, and while it’s small, it’ll have great shape. Best for a point or reef, but at Redondo Beach, a beach break, that long period might make it a bit straight. Still, clean conditions and a bit of energy make this the pick of the bunch.

Water temperature around Redondo Beach is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

So, here’s the summary: if you’re keen, mark your calendar for the mornings of the 18th, 19th, and especially the 25th. Everything else is a write-off. The 25th is the quiet gem, but it’s a little over a week away, so forecasts can change. Stay hopeful.

Rusty.

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