Surf Forecasts:
Redondo Beach surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SSW swell with 510 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Redondo Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Redondo Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Redondo Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Redondo Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, it’s Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s happening in the water at Redondo Beach.
To be straight with you, this 16-day stretch is a bit of a bummer. The surf is going to be small and messy for the bulk of it. The combined wave energy is weak to moderate, hanging between 141 and 427 (moderate energy), but that’s mostly just noise when the waves are this tiny and the wind is all wrong. The swell is mostly coming from the SSW and SW, and the wind is almost always cross-onshore or straight onshore. It’s gonna be choppy.
Water temps are nothing to talk about, pretty spot-on for the time of year.
Starting Sunday the 9th, it’s tiny. We’re looking at 0.6m to 0.4m swells with a long 15-second period. That period points to a groundswell, which is better for a point or reef, not a beach break like this. The energy is low (199 down to 141), and the wind is a light cross-onshore. It’s a “poor surf” call all through.
There’s a slight shift on Friday the 14th. The report calls it “marginal” with a 0.4m SSW swell carrying a 19-second period. That’s a very long period swell, but for a beach break, it’ll likely break too straight and close out. Still, it’s the first hint of anything different.
From Saturday the 15th through Monday the 17th, the swell does bump a little, hitting 1.0m and energy up to 427. But the onshore wind from the west and WSW, gusting to 25 km/h, will keep it a mess. It stays poor.
The next real chance appears on Thursday, August 20th. Thursday morning brings a light cross-offshore wind from the SSE. The swell is still small at 0.5m from the SSW, but the conditions are “clean.” It’s surfable, but just barely. Then Friday the 21st morning looks even better – glassy conditions, a light air from the SSW, and a tiny 0.4m swell at 13 seconds. If you’ve got a longboard and you’re not fussy, that Friday morning glass-off is your best shot in the whole 16-day window.
After that, it fades back into the same routine of small, onshore slop right through to the 24th. Nothing big is coming.
The one to aim for: That glassy morning on Friday, August 21st. The swell is only 0.4m from the SSW, but with glassy conditions and a slight air, the water will look like a mirror. It’ll be the cleanest we see.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 15 |
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 kJ | 223 | 172 | 121 | 120 | 105 | 97 | 96 | 56 | 154 | 152 | 143 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 164 | 188 | 139 | 211 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.10m | 7:18PM1.94m | 9:23AM1.20m | 8:11PM2.03m | 9:55AM1.29m | 9:00PM2.07m | 10:28AM1.38m | 9:45PM2.02m | 11:00AM1.45m | 10:30PM1.91m | 11:33AM1.50m | 11:13PM1.72m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM-0.21m | 12:56PM0.80m | 2:45AM-0.34m | 1:56PM0.69m | 3:25AM-0.41m | 2:47PM0.56m | 4:03AM-0.40m | 3:36PM0.46m | 4:38AM-0.33m | 4:23PM0.38m | 5:12AM-0.20m | 5:11PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 223 | 172 | 121 | 120 | 105 | 69 | 58 | 56 | 154 | 152 | 143 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 164 | 188 | 104 | 211 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 11 | WSW 4 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 97 | 96 | 33 | 54 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 75 | 139 | 103 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | W 5 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 52 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | W 2 | W 5 | — | W 2 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 117 | 3 | 168 | 148 | 28 | 168 | 62 | 28 | 168 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 117 | 0 | 54 | 28 | 54 |
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