Redondo Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Yo, what's up? Rusty here. Alright, let's have a look at what's cookin' for our little stretch of coast at Redondo Beach. Gotta be straight with you, it's a bit of a flat spell ahead. The whole 16-day run is lookin' pretty slim, with no real standout sessions to get stoked about.

We've got a very long-period, deep water swell rollin' in on Tuesday morning, the 25th of August, with an energy of 234 and a 16-second period. That's proper groundswell, but it's tiny, just 2ft from the SW. The wind is a light cross-onshore, so it's a bit bumpy. The water's a balmy 72°, which is over three degrees warmer than usual for this time of year – that's very unusual and a real treat for an early morning paddle. But don't get too excited, it's not really gonna make this surf any better. The afternoon just goes onshore and messy.

Wednesday, the 26th, and Thursday, the 27th, keep up the small, ordinary trend. Swell hangs around 1ft to 3ft, mostly from the S and SW, with period dropping to 11-12 seconds. Winds are light but never ideal. Thursday morning actually gets a bit of a clean look with a light cross-offshore wind on the 1ft SW swell, but there's not enough juice.

Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th bring a slight uptick in combined energy – we see 445 and 471 on Saturday – but the swell height is still only 3ft to 3ft with a very long period of 17 seconds. That long period is great for points and reefs, but on a beach break like Redondo, it'll likely just make for slow, closey walls. Saturday morning has a light cross-on breeze, but the afternoon is a total mess with a moderate onshore wind.

There's a glimmer on Sunday, the 30th of August. The morning session looks clean with a light cross-offshore wind from the SSE and a 3ft SSW swell at 15 seconds. The energy is still moderate at 370. It's surfable, and about the best we see, but it's nothing to call in sick for. The afternoon gets chopped up again.

The whole first week of September is pretty much the same story. Small swells, tricky winds. The one bright spot pops up on Wednesday, the 2nd of September. The morning is completely glassy – zero wind – with a 2ft SSW swell and a 12-second period. That's a real window of opportunity for clean, tiny waves. The combined energy is 313. If you've got a log or a longboard, that's your moment.

After that, we get a few more clean-ish mornings like on Friday, the 4th of September, with a light cross-offshore breeze and a 2ft SSW swell at a long 17 seconds, but the energy is decent at 434. Still tiny for a long period.

Honestly, the rest of the run into the second week is slim pickings. We see swell heights barely making 3ft, and the afternoons are always trashed by onshore wind. There's no big swell to get excited about. The best advice is to keep your eye on that glassy Wednesday, 2nd September, morning for the cleanest, most user-friendly waves of the entire outlook.

Later, Rusty.

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