Surf Forecasts:
Redwood Creek surf forecast from 7 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 10 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 11 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, NW swell with 1,473 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s 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 Sunday (Jun 07) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Redwood Creek in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jun 08) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 10th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Redwood Creek over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 24 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 562 | 316 | 297 | 215 | 169 | 217 | 607 | 612 | 659 | 735 | 603 | 805 | 539 | 530 | 1374 | 899 | 625 | 1108 | 916 | 780 | 1283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:13AM2.09m | 6:18PM2.25m | 5:24AM1.96m | 6:52PM2.35m | 6:47AM1.87m | 7:27PM2.48m | 8:12AM1.87m | 8:06PM2.63m | 9:29AM1.93m | 8:48PM2.77m | 10:37AM2.03m | 9:35PM2.91m | 11:37AM2.12m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM1.57m | 11:12AM0.73m | 00:15AM1.43m | 11:53AM0.86m | 1:20AM1.20m | 12:39PM1.01m | 2:19AM0.93m | 1:30PM1.15m | 3:12AM0.62m | 2:24PM1.27m | 4:04AM0.33m | 3:20PM1.36m | 4:54AM0.08m | 4:16PM1.42m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | 8:45 | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 562 | 316 | 297 | 147 | 62 | 117 | 607 | 612 | 659 | 735 | 276 | 308 | 539 | 108 | 171 | 899 | 625 | 1108 | 916 | 780 | 1283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | W 10 | SSW 16 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 357 | 245 | 239 | 215 | 169 | 130 | 128 | 300 | 336 | 332 | 27 | 273 | 240 | 171 | 14 | 121 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 46 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | — | WNW 13 | W 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 217 | 305 | 125 | 65 | 61 | 25 | 27 | 302 | — | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 35 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 603 | 805 | — | 530 | 1374 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 384 | 514 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 55 | 142 | 514 | 4 | 396 | 514 | 4 | 304 | 141 | 4 | 276 | 164 | 4 | 371 | 141 |
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