Redwood Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m lookin’ at the next 16 days for Redwood Creek. It’s a river mouth setup, and it rarely breaks, so we gotta be patient. The water temp is runnin’ about average for this time of year.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a tiny window. Tuesday morning, August 18th, shows a clean 2ft swell from the SW with a very long 15-second period. The wind is light and offshore, so for a few hours, it’ll be glassy. The energy is moderate (302). It’s a gamble because this spot is inconsistent, but that combo of a long-period groundswell and offshore wind at a river mouth could give up a few clean ones. That’s your best bet in the near term.

After that, it gets messy. The wind shifts cross-onshore and the swell jumps up, but it’s short-period, choppy stuff. Wednesday the 19th through Friday the 21st, we’re lookin’ at 5ft to 3ft waves with a period of 7 to 10 seconds—mostly onshore, with the energy leggin’ out between 479 and 225. Not worth paddlin’ out.

Saturday the 22nd is a write-off. The swell hits 6ft in the afternoon, but it’s a 7-second wind swell with a 9 mph cross-onshore wind. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine. The energy is strong (432) but the quality is poor.

Sunday the 23rd, we get a slight bump. Morning has 6ft NW swell at 8 seconds, with a light offshore wind and solid energy (501). The wind swings cross-onshore in the afternoon, but that morning window might be the closest thing to a proper session all week. The swell is over 5ft, so it’s on the edge for beginners.

Then we hit a real lull. From Monday the 24th all the way through to Sunday the 30th, it’s mostly tiny SW groundswells (2ft to 2ft) with a very long period of 15 to 18 seconds. The energy hovers around 350 to 449, but the wind is either light or cross-onshore. The tide or conditions are questionable. There’s a spike on Wednesday the 26th afternoon—7ft NW at 7 seconds with a 12 mph cross-onshore wind. That’s a lot of energy (733) but it’s choppy as hell, and that size is expert-only. It’s a kitesurfing setup more than a paddle session.

The real standout, if you can wait, is the last day. Wednesday morning, September 2nd. We’ve got a 5ft NW swell at 10 seconds, a light offshore wind, and the energy jumps up to 584. That’s the best combo of size, period, and clean conditions in the whole run. It’s a week and a half away, so it’s a long-range call, but it’s the one to circle on the calendar. The swell is strong, and that period is long enough to give shape at the river mouth.

So, bottom line: the next few days are mostly a bust. The cleanest little window is Tuesday morning, August 18th, for the patient soul. The big promise is that Wednesday, September 2nd morning. If it holds, that’s your day.

Rusty.

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