Redwood Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about Redwood Creek. This river mouth is a rare one—only breaks for the advanced crew, and it’s inconsistent. Exposed to the west, so it needs the right angle to wake up.

There’s a wait at the start. The first real look-in comes Sunday the 30th of August, but it’s nothing special. Afternoon swell hits 1.7m out of the NW with a short 8-second period, cross-on wind from the NW at 6 mph, and combined energy at 627 (moderate). Water temp’s 58°, right about average for this time of year. It’s marginal.

Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st of September are flat and junk. Swell drops to 2ft to 4ft, periods all mixed up, cross-shore winds. Skip it.

Wednesday the 2nd of September morning has 2ft at 18 seconds—long-period groundswell but tiny—and cross-shore wind from the SSW at 9 mph. The afternoon picks up to 5ft but only a 6-second period, moderate south breeze giving us clean cross-offshore wind. Energy’s 369 (moderate). Still tricky for this spot.

Thursday the 3rd of September morning has 6ft out of the WNW at 9 seconds, light SSW airs at 3 mph, energy 695 (moderate). The afternoon goes to 6ft, WNW, 10 seconds, but a light cross-on breeze from the NW at 6 mph. Scores stay low.

Friday the 4th of September morning is the first standout: 6ft from the NW, 10-second period, and clean offshore wind from the NW at 6 mph, energy 967 (moderate). This is the best call for the first week—clean, solid, but expect crowds as this spot is “often” busy. Only for experts.

Saturday the 5th of September drops to 3ft with a long 16-second period in the morning, cross-on wind, energy 564, then turns poor in the afternoon. Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th are flat and poor, though Monday afternoon goes glassy with 2ft at 14 seconds—pretty but no push.

Tuesday the 8th through Wednesday the 9th of September is small and messy. Then Thursday the 10th of September brings the big stuff: morning has 8ft from the NW at 10 seconds, light cross-on wind from the SW at 3 mph, energy 1540 (strong). The afternoon blows up to 13ft out of the NW, same period, light cross-shore wind, energy 3278 (very strong). That’s heavy, powerful swell—experts only, and with that period it’ll line up for the river mouth. This is the big standout for the whole outlook, but it’s over a week out—promising but not locked in.

Friday the 11th of September holds 8ft to 8ft out of the NW, 9-second period, light cross-shore wind, energy around 1162 to 1197 (strong). Still solid but a notch down from Thursday.

Saturday the 12th of September morning drops to 2ft with a long 15-second period, light cross-shore, energy 393 (moderate). The afternoon brings back 7ft from the NW but only a 7-second period, cross-on wind. The rest of the second week has fluctuating size up to 13ft again on Monday the 14th of September, but wind goes onshore or cross-on, and periods vary—energy 2213 (very strong) but spoiled by the breeze.

Bottom line: Friday the 4th of September morning for clean, manageable size, and Thursday the 10th of September for the big one. Everything else is marginal or poor. Redwood Creek doesn’t fire often, so when it does, you gotta be ready. The long-range Thursday is a promising but uncertain call.

Rusty.

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