Redwood Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for Redwood Creek. This is a river break that rarely breaks, so we’re dealing with a spot that needs everything to line up just right. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual to report there.

The first week is pretty flat. We’re looking at a long stretch of days with tiny swell and cross-onshore winds. Wednesday the 22nd through to Sunday the 27th is a write-off for any decent surfing. The swell is small, around 2ft to 3ft, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so the surface is messy. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting between 214 and 854 (weak to moderate at best), which is low energy for a river break. Honestly, this is a kite-surfing setup, not a paddle-surfing one.

Now, there is a glimmer of hope late on Friday the 24th. The afternoon shows a glassy surface with a 2ft SSW swell and a very long period of 24 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 746 (moderate), and the glassy wind is a major positive. That long period is a groundswell, and at a river break, that could actually produce some nice, lined-up waves, but it’s still a very small wave. It’s the standout of the first week, but it’s still a marginal call.

The second week gets a bit more interesting but also more daunting. From Monday the 31st of July into the first week of August, the swell picks up. It’s mostly from the NW, with heights from 4ft up to a solid 10ft. The problem is the period is short, around 7 to 9 seconds, which is windswell, and the wind is nearly always cross-onshore. The combined energy gets strong, hitting 1388 (strong) on Monday the 3rd of August afternoon, but the quality is poor. The waves will be big, unruly, and choppy.

The best bet in the whole 16-day window is probably the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August. The swell is 8ft from the NW, period 9 seconds, with a light onshore wind. The combined energy is 921 (moderate-strong). Now, 8ft is big for this spot, so it’s for experts only. It’s powerful, but it’s not clean. The light onshore will keep it from being totally blown out, but it’s not the glassy perfection we’d hope for. It’s a heavy, powerful, and messy session for the brave.

Truth be told, this is a tough run. The river rarely breaks, and when it does, the conditions are often compromised. The standouts are the glassy Friday the 24th for a tiny, clean wave, and the big, raw Tuesday the 4th of August for the experts. Don’t plan a trip around it.

Rusty.

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