Cunns Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up at Cunns. It’s a bit of a slow burn, but there’s a real sweet spot in there if you’re patient. This is a reef break, and it’s inconsistent, so you can’t just rock up any day and expect it to be firing.

The week kicks off on Wednesday the 22nd with nothing to write home about—small, cross-shore breeze, and the wave energy is weak (280). It’s a write-off. Thursday the 23rd lifts a little as a solid SW groundswell builds, with 6ft to 7ft waves and a long 14-15 second period, but the wind is still a messy cross-off at 15 mph. The energy is ramping up (1171 to 1768), but it’s still not clean enough to get excited about.

Now, here’s where it gets good. Friday the 24th of July is your standout. Morning brings 6ft of clean SW swell (15 second period) and an offshore wind from the ESE at just 6 mph. This will be glassy and lined up. The combined energy is a solid 1297—moderate to strong. This is a proper expert wave for the experienced crew, but the consistency of the break is rare, so when it’s on, it’s on. The water temp is 61°F, which is pretty average for this time of year. Saturday the 25th still has some fun leftovers at 4ft to 4ft, clean and light winds, but the energy drops off a bit (552 to 453).

Sunday the 26th through Tuesday the 28th is a dead zone. The wind swings onshore, the wave quality drops to poor, and it’s not worth paddling out. There’s a gap of almost three days with no recommendations.

Things try to rally again on Wednesday the 29th with 5ft SW swell and clean cross-off winds, but the scores are marginal. The energy picks back up (1136), but the break is so inconsistent that you’d need to be lucky. Thursday the 30th afternoon has a gentle offshore wind and 4ft swell (444 energy) for a small, clean session. After that, it’s a messy run of onshore wind and building swell through the first week of August. By the 3rd of August, we’re looking at 8ft SW swell with 31 mph winds—that’s big and blown out, more for the kite crew than paddlers. The long period 20 second swell is getting stripped by the wind.

The very tail end on Thursday the 6th of August shows some promise with 4ft SW groundswell, a long 18 second period, and light cross-off winds from the NE. The energy is there (816), and the conditions look good, but it’s a long way off, so keep an eye on that one.

To sum it up: your only real standout is Friday morning the 24th of July at Cunns. Get it while it’s clean. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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