Surf Forecasts:
Redwood Creek surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, NW swell with 665 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 9s. 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 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 16th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 16th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Redwood Creek over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
Right off the bat, this is a tough stretch for Redwood Creek. The first few days are a write-off with poor surf conditions, cross-onshore winds and choppy water. The combined swell energy is low to moderate at best across the first week, nothing to get excited about. Around Sunday the 12th the swell shows a bit of size, but the wind is messy and the surf quality is just marginal. You’ll be fighting chop and cross-breeze for the most part.
The real standout, and the only one worth highlighting, lands on Saturday the 18th of July. That afternoon, Redwood Creek goes glassy. The wind drops to almost nothing, and the swell direction is from the west-northwest at 3 ft with a very long period of 16 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and while it’s small, it’ll hold shape, especially on a river mouth setup like this. The combined energy sits at 789 (moderate), which is decent for the size. This is a clean, quiet session for those who know the break. The water temperature is sitting at 55°F, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing unusual there.
The rest of the month is rinse and repeat – occasional swell pulses of 5 ft to 7 ft, but always with cross-onshore wind or onshore conditions. The period drops to 8 seconds or less, meaning short, choppy, and weak. A few days in the second week (like 20th to 25th July) have moderate combined energy (over 500) but the wind kills it. There’s a brief window on the morning of the 20th with 7 ft swell and light offshore wind, but the period is just 8 seconds and the surf quality is still only marginal. The only real takeaway is that glassy Saturday afternoon.
Stay patient, and if you can, get on that Saturday glass-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 209 | 188 | 188 | 546 | 432 | 421 | 316 | 277 | 250 | 184 | 116 | 134 | 255 | 269 | 464 | 579 | 608 | 665 | 623 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:14PM2.80m | 10:36AM1.97m | 9:12PM2.91m | 11:33AM2.09m | 10:09PM3.00m | 12:23PM2.19m | 11:05PM3.05m | 1:08PM2.29m | 00:00AM3.03m | 1:52PM2.37m | 00:54AM2.93m | 2:34PM2.45m | 1:48AM2.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.25m | 2:55PM1.50m | 4:42AM0.05m | 4:01PM1.49m | 5:34AM-0.09m | 5:03PM1.43m | 6:23AM-0.15m | 6:02PM1.35m | 7:10AM-0.13m | 6:59PM1.27m | 7:55AM-0.02m | 7:57PM1.19m | 8:37AM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 |
 | 8:50 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | 8:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 100 | 188 | 188 | 546 | 432 | 421 | 316 | 277 | 250 | 184 | 116 | 103 | 255 | 269 | 464 | 579 | 608 | 665 | 623 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 221 | 209 | 169 | 132 | 132 | 123 | 116 | 95 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 152 | 57 | 194 | 186 | 277 | 318 | 399 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 5 | W 18 | W 19 | W 17 | W 18 | W 15 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 83 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 46 | 33 | 71 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 79 | 58 | 136 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 118 | 181 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 4 | 396 | 142 | 13 | 376 | 826 | 4 | 55 | 142 | 4 | 55 | 142 | 4 | 411 | 514 | 4 | 396 | 142 | 4 | 57 |
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