Surf Forecasts:
Redwood Creek surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with 919 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 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 (Sep 12) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 15s. 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Redwood Creek over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s put it in feet and miles per hour for you. Rusty here, talkin’ about Redwood Creek.
This is a river break that hardly ever works, and the outlook is a long wait. For the first week and a half, you’re lookin’ at poor to marginal surf. The wind is coming mostly cross-onshore or onshore, choppin’ everything up. Swell energy is weak to moderate, and most of the waves have short periods, so they’re weak and gutless. The water’s a touch warmer than usual for the season.
The one real standout is on Friday, September 25th, in the afternoon. Redwood Creek is forecast to have clean 4-5ft swell from the northwest, with glassy conditions – no wind at all. The surface will be like glass. The swell energy is moderate. But remember, this wave is rarely breaking and it’s for experts only. If you see it workin’, that afternoon is the time.
The next morning, Saturday the 26th, has potential too, with 4ft swell from the west-northwest and a very long 16-second period. The energy jumps up, but that long period can make the river mouth a bit tricky. The afternoon bumps up to 5ft, but it’s still a marginal situation.
Everything else before that is pretty much a write-off. A lot of the month is flat or ugly. Keep an eye on that Friday the 25th. That’s your best shot.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 222 | 209 | 203 | 188 | 286 | 339 | 326 | 253 | 452 | 424 | 335 | 794 | 458 | 361 | 304 | 349 | 211 | 182 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 00:40AM2.56m | 1:04PM2.66m | 1:29AM2.44m | 1:35PM2.67m | 2:18AM2.28m | 2:07PM2.63m | 3:10AM2.13m | 2:40PM2.55m | 4:07AM1.98m | 3:16PM2.46m | 5:15AM1.87m | 3:59PM2.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.70m | 6:50AM0.61m | 7:21PM0.59m | 7:24AM0.81m | 8:06PM0.55m | 7:57AM1.01m | 8:51PM0.56m | 8:31AM1.20m | 9:38PM0.61m | 9:06AM1.38m | 10:32PM0.70m | 9:45AM1.52m | 11:35PM0.77m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 239 | 222 | 114 | 192 | 188 | 286 | 339 | 326 | 253 | 61 | 424 | 335 | 64 | 458 | 361 | 304 | 349 | 211 | 182 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 215 | 209 | 203 | 162 | 147 | 113 | 85 | 84 | 75 | 117 | 75 | 31 | 28 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 56 | 54 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 15 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 129 | 123 | 103 | 35 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 92 | 78 | 42 | 23 | 59 | 23 | 62 | 27 | 24 | 50 | 52 | 20 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 452 | — | — | 794 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 4 | 230 | 8 | 4 | 514 | 515 | 4 | 376 | 514 | 4 | 326 | 142 | 4 | 80 | 15 | 4 | 57 | 15 | 4 |
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