Surf Forecasts:
Redwood Creek surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period, NW swell with 828 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Redwood Creek this week:
The surf forecast for Redwood Creek over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Redwood Creek in the next 16 days are 2.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Redwood Creek over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, this is Rusty. I'm looking at the Redwood Creek surf forecast and, honestly, it's a tough one. This spot rarely breaks and the numbers aren't doing us any favours for the next couple of weeks. There's no standout, clean swell on the cards here. The water's sitting at 53°, which is a fair chunk colder than what you'd normally expect this time of year.
We kick off on Friday, July 3rd, with a small 4ft NW swell rolling in, but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is on it. It's just poor. Saturday the 4th bumps up a touch to 5ft, then 7ft in the arvo, but it's cross-onshore all day with that NW breeze. The combined wave energy is moderate, hitting 569 by the afternoon, but it's not translating into anything decent. You'll see a little glimmer of hope Sunday the 5th with a 7ft NW swell and an onshore wind that actually turns on, and the energy gets up to 882. It's still just a marginal setup though.
Into the next week, Monday the 6th is a write-off. Tuesday the 7th morning has a 4ft NW swell, but it gets interesting with an 11-second period. That’s a proper groundswell pulse. The combined energy is high at 828, but the direction is cross-onshore. It’s a river mouth, so that longer period might make it a bit straight, but it’s the best of a bad bunch. The rest of the week is a slow decline into tiny, long-period SW swells with periods up to 18 seconds, but they’re tiny at 2ft and crossed up.
There’s a depressing gap of no real quality. The second week, from July 10th through the 12th, we see another pulse from the NW, bumping to 6ft to 7ft on Friday the 10th arvo, but it's short period (7 seconds) and the wind is getting stronger, hitting 12 mph from the NNW on Sunday the 12th. Choppy, poor conditions. The best chance for a semi-decent wave is maybe Monday the 13th morning, if you're desperate. A 4ft WNW swell with 9-second period and a light onshore wind from the west. It's not much.
To be honest, with the constant cross-onshore wind and the beach/river setup here, if you see a 6ft+ day with strong wind, it’s going to be messy. Probably more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. There's no real standout session here. Forecasts can always change, but right now, I'd be looking elsewhere.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 219 | 309 | 285 | 444 | 542 | 470 | 681 | 671 | 433 | 349 | 276 | 361 | 279 | 375 | 307 | 432 | 366 | 254 | 366 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:35PM2.21m | 2:17AM2.37m | 4:07PM2.26m | 3:03AM2.22m | 4:39PM2.32m | 3:57AM2.05m | 5:11PM2.39m | 5:06AM1.90m | 5:48PM2.48m | 6:31AM1.80m | 6:31PM2.58m | 8:03AM1.78m | 7:20PM2.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.39m | 8:44PM1.47m | 9:16AM0.50m | 9:36PM1.42m | 9:48AM0.65m | 10:34PM1.32m | 10:21AM0.81m | 11:37PM1.17m | 10:59AM1.00m | 00:43AM0.97m | 11:44AM1.18m | 1:48AM0.74m | 12:40PM1.34m | 2:50AM0.49m | |||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | SW 16 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 164 | 219 | 309 | 285 | 444 | 542 | 470 | 681 | 671 | 433 | 349 | 276 | 361 | 157 | 188 | 134 | 159 | 244 | 150 | 366 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 106 | 104 | 155 | 86 | 55 | 76 | 59 | 89 | 147 | 196 | 102 | 161 | 306 | 184 | 375 | 307 | 432 | 366 | 254 | 62 | 239 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 42 | 36 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 167 | 137 | 161 | 1 | 74 | 104 | — | — | 65 | 44 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 164 | 4 | 51 | 141 | 4 | 164 | 55 | 4 | 118 | 55 | 4 | 55 | 514 | 4 | 55 | 514 | 4 | 411 | 514 | 4 |
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