Redwood Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's be real about Redwood Creek.

This is a river mouth set-up, but it's an inconsistent one that rarely even breaks. Over the next 16 days, there's nothing that really gets the heart pumping for a paddle. The water temp's sitting around 56°, which is pretty average for this time of year.

Right from the off, Sunday the 26th of July through to the end of the month, the wave energy is weak to moderate, with combined energy readings hovering in the 194 to 818 range. The swell is around the 2 ft to 3 ft mark, coming from the SW with a long 14 to 19-second period. That's a groundswell, but the problem is the wind is onshore or cross-onshore from the NW or NNW. The wave comment even calls it marginal at best, never scoring above a 2. The light breeze keeps it from being a total washout, but it's not clean for a proper session.

Moving into the start of August, things change shape a bit. The swell shifts to the NW, and the period drops short, to just 7 to 9 seconds. The height builds quick. Saturday the 1st of August has a morning 4 ft NW swell, but by the afternoon it hits 7 ft with a moderate cross-onshore breeze making it choppy. Sunday the 2nd of August pushes up to 10 ft, but it's a messy cross-onshore 20 km/h wind, and the wave comment says poor. This is no good for a paddle.

This size continues through the first week of August, with heights between 7 ft and 12 ft. The wind stays annoying, mostly a cross-onshore from the NNW or NW. The energy gets stronger, hitting four-digit values like 1445 and even 2099. But the short period means these waves are crumbly and the cross-shore wind chops it up. For the more experienced surfer, there might be a window on the morning of Thursday the 6th of August, where we have 8 ft from the NW with a light onshore breeze from the NW. Still, it's a river mouth that rarely breaks, so it's a gamble.

Around the 8th and 9th of August, the swell really starts pumping. We're seeing 13 ft to 15 ft from the NW. The combined energy hits massive numbers like 2544 and 3102. But let's be honest, at that size, with a short 9-second period and cross-onshore winds, this set-up looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The wave comment still says marginal at best. With the break being so inconsistent, there's a solid blank run here. Conditions for a solid surf just aren't coming together.

Rusty.

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