Redwood Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, it’s a bit of a tricky stretch ahead for Redwood Creek. This is a river mouth break that rarely breaks, so you’ve gotta be patient and pick your moments. We’re looking at a long run of marginal to poor conditions before a couple of windows open up right at the end of the 16-day period.

The water temperature is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

The first real standout comes on Saturday the 22nd of August, around mid-morning. It’s a tiny swell, only 2ft from the WNW at 10 seconds, but the wind is glassy. Absolutely still. That means clean, smooth conditions even if the waves are small – perfect for a longboard or just getting wet. The combined wave energy is weak (155), so don’t expect any power, but it’s the cleanest you’ll see for a while.

From there, we hit a long, frustrating gap. The swell bumps up a bit with some chest-to-head-high sets (5ft to 7ft) from the NW on Sunday and Monday the 23rd and 24th, but the wind is always cross-onshore or onshore, chopping it up. The energy picks up into moderate to strong territory (349 to 788), but the quality just isn’t there for paddle surfing. With that short period (7 to 8 seconds) and messy wind, this setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than a traditional surf.

The next real chance comes on Tuesday the 1st of September. In the afternoon, we get that glassy wind again, with a 4ft swell from the west at 9 seconds. The combined energy jumps to moderate (441), and the conditions are described as “expect good surf conditions.” It’s not huge, but clean. This is your best bet of the whole run – a proper little window of quality.

Wednesday the 2nd of September holds some similar-sized swell (5ft to 6ft) from the west and WNW, but the wind is light cross-shore or cross-onshore. It’s surfable, but not as clean as the Tuesday. The energy stays moderate to strong (542 to 639).

After that, the wind cranks up on Thursday and Friday, and it turns into a choppy, poor-quality mess again.

So, bottom line: if you’re keen, mark your calendar for Saturday morning the 22nd of August for a tiny glassy session, and the standout is Tuesday afternoon the 1st of September – clean, fun-sized waves. Everything else is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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