Is it worth the trip?
46Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 11 s, onshore wind, 11 kn (21 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Wed 4 · 64 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 334kJ
- Wind
- SSE 11 kn
- Temp
- 34°C
Thu 5 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 524kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 464kJ
- Wind
- SW 10 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 339kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 187kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 143kJ
- Wind
- SSE 15 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tue 10 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 614kJ
- Wind
- SSW 16 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 358, fair
- Wed 464, good
- Thu 547, fair
- Fri 629, poor
- Sat 752, fair
- Sun 839, poor
- Mon 937, too small
- Tue 1015, poor
- Wed 1135, poor
- Thu 1247, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jun3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Red Bluff does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 58, fair | 4 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 319kJ | offshorewind from the south, 13 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 64, good | 4 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 334kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore | 34°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 47, fair | 5 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 524kJ | offshorewind from the south, 8 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, poor | 6 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 464kJ | wind from the south-west, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 52, fair | 4 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 339kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 39, poor | 3 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 187kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 37, too small | 2 ft13 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 143kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 15, poor | 5 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 614kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 35, poor | 5 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 497kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 47, fair | 4 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 253kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 26°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:52 +0.3 mLow 10:13 −0.4 mHigh 17:09 +0.2 mLow 22:25 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:26 +0.2 mLow 11:20 −0.3 mHigh 18:12 +0.2 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 00:39 −0.1 mHigh 06:17 +0.1 mLow 12:24 −0.2 mHigh 19:04 +0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About Red Bluff
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (309°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (129°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Red Bluff Campsite, Macleod, 1 km. Nearest beds: Carnarvon, 97 km. Nearest airport: Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), 98 km.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: nearest beds 97 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Red Bluff Campsite, Macleod, 1 km. Nearest beds: Carnarvon, 97 km. Nearest airport: Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), 98 km.
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