Redondo Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me break down what’s coming for us at Redondo Beach. I’m just gonna be straight with you – it’s a tough run for most of this outlook. The pattern for the next couple of weeks is mostly small, messy, or blown out, so we gotta hunt hard for the few windows that actually work.

Right out of the gate, late August through the first week of September, there’s nothing really worth paddling out for. We’ve got a few days of waist-high swell from the SSW, around 1 ft to 3 ft, but the wind is almost always on it, cross-on, or just making it lumpy. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 74° – that’s way warmer than normal for this time of year (over 8° above average), so you won’t need the thick rubber, but you’ll be scratching your head trying to find a clean face. The combined swell energy is weak to moderate, topping out at 459 on the 29th, but the poor wind and onshore conditions just kill it.

Now, there’s a real standout and the best we’re gonna get. On Friday the 4th, you gotta set the alarm. The morning is looking glassy – dead calm wind from the SSW at just 3 mph – with a clean 2 ft SSW groundswell. The swell period is a long 17 seconds, so those waves will have some proper energy behind them (combined energy of 449). It’s a proper groundswell. Just keep in mind, with that long period, it might jack up and go a bit straight on the beach here, but if you pick your peak, it’ll be the cleanest ride of the week. The afternoon falls apart with onshore wind, so don’t sleep on that morning session. Crowds? Redondo can get busy, especially on a clean day, so be ready for company.

After that, it’s more of the same blustery, onshore mush through the first week of September. Swell hangs around 2 ft to 3 ft with onshore winds most of the time. The next little glimmer shows up about a week later, around Thursday the 10th, through Friday the 11th. A new, clean 2 ft SW groundswell rolls in with a long period of 16-17 seconds. The wind finally turns cross-offshore from the SSE at a light 6-9 mph, making for clean conditions. Combined energy is moderate at 322-335, so it’ll have a little push. This is another solid window for a quiet, clean session, but it’s still on the smaller side – good for a log or a fun mid-length.

By the second week of September, from the 12th onward, the swell fades to knee-high and the wind turns back onshore. Sunday the 13th sees a 1 ft SW swell with a very long 19-second period, but the onshore wind will make it messy and weak (combined energy of just 177). Not much to write home about.

So the takeaway? Wake up early on Friday the 4th morning for that glassy gem, and then keep your eyes on Thursday and Friday the 10th and 11th for some clean, cross-offshore fun. Everything else is for the kite guys or the days you spend waxing the board on the lawn.

Rusty.

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