Surf Forecasts:
Redwood Creek surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, NW swell with 470 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s 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 (Aug 15) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. 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 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Redwood Creek over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, switching over to the old numbers. Let’s size up Redwood Creek for the next couple weeks.
The first week or so is a total bust. From Saturday the 15th through Tuesday the 18th, you got nothing to ride – tiny, weak swells under 3 feet with messy winds. The water’s about 57°, which is dead average for the season. Just leave the board in the car.
Then, bingo. Wednesday the 19th morning, there’s a pulse of about 5 feet from the NW, but it’s a real junky windswell with a 7-second period. The combined energy is moderate at (589). The game changer is the wind: glassy. Dead calm from the W at 6 mph. For a river mouth that rarely breaks, those clean, glassy little corners would be an absolute gift for the locals who know the sandbar. That morning session is your only real standout. After that, the onshore wind comes back and ruins everything.
From Thursday the 20th through Friday the 28th, the swell gets bigger – from 4 feet up to almost 7 feet – but the wind stays mostly cross-on or onshore. The energy climbs into the 700s and beyond, but with that cross-shore wind, it’s just choppy and ugly. Too big for beginners at times, but the conditions are poor for everyone.
For the very end, around the 29th and 30th, the swell hits a big 10 feet from the NW on the 29th afternoon, with a massive energy reading of (1486). That’s raw power, but with a short 8-second period and cross-on winds, that’s expert-only territory, and honestly, looks way better for a kite than a surfboard. The 30th morning drops to 5 feet, but still looks marginal.
So the short version: you’ve got one shot, and it’s that small, glassy morning on Wednesday the 19th. Everything else is big, windy, and ugly.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 267 | 163 | 302 | 245 | 212 | 206 | 169 | 132 | 134 | 128 | 295 | 234 | 173 | 228 | 213 | 158 | 153 | 160 | 311 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:27PM2.60m | 2:29AM2.39m | 3:02PM2.60m | 3:24AM2.17m | 3:37PM2.57m | 4:24AM1.98m | 4:15PM2.50m | 5:37AM1.83m | 4:57PM2.43m | 7:08AM1.75m | 5:48PM2.36m | 8:45AM1.77m | 6:49PM2.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.45m | 8:33PM0.82m | 8:38AM0.69m | 9:25PM0.79m | 9:13AM0.94m | 10:20PM0.79m | 9:48AM1.17m | 11:20PM0.80m | 10:27AM1.37m | 00:25AM0.81m | 11:15AM1.53m | 1:35AM0.79m | 12:24PM1.63m | 2:40AM0.72m | |||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 267 | 56 | 51 | 60 | 168 | 128 | 113 | 88 | 51 | 72 | 295 | 234 | 140 | 136 | 213 | 158 | 83 | 160 | 311 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 130 | 53 | 163 | 302 | 245 | 212 | 206 | 169 | 132 | 134 | 128 | 125 | 198 | 173 | 228 | 49 | 97 | 153 | 115 | 56 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 154 | 2 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 19 | 70 | 206 | 157 | 137 | 137 | 102 | 35 | 100 | 72 | 62 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 4 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 57 | 55 | 4 | 55 | 142 | 4 | 4 | 514 | 4 | 55 | 142 | 4 | 55 | 142 | 4 |
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