Cunns Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Things are looking a bit grim around here for the next couple of weeks. Most of the time, the wind is onshore or cross-shore, and the surf quality is just not there. The only break that’s got any kind of recommendation is Cunns, a solid reef setup that needs a good SW swell to work, and it’s inconsistent. Over the next 16 days, there’s a big gap where things just aren’t happening.

The water temperature at Cunns is sitting at 59.5°F, which is about 0.5°F below the long-term average – pretty much normal for this time of year.

Let’s start with Thursday the 27th of August. Not much going on. The morning is clear with a north wind at 18.6 mph, cross-shore, and lumpy. The swell is 3.6 ft from the SW, period 14 seconds, but it’s messy. The combined energy is moderate (673). The afternoon is a bit better with a gentle cross-shore breeze, swell dropping to 3.0 ft but the period jumps to 19 seconds – that’s a nice long-period groundswell, but the wind is still cross-shore and the forecast is marginal. No real standout.

Friday the 28th is more of the same. Morning has some clouds, north wind 12.4 mph, cross-shore, with a 4.9 ft SW swell at 16 seconds. The energy is strong (1144), but the wind is ruining it. The afternoon turns cloudy with a WNW wind coming onshore, not good.

Saturday the 29th shows a little promise. The morning has a NE breeze at 9.3 mph, cross-offshore, and the surf is clean. Swell is only 3.3 ft, SW, 14 seconds, energy moderate (411). The afternoon is the best of the day: clear skies, an ESE wind at 12.4 mph blowing offshore, swell 3.0 ft, SW, 13 seconds, energy moderate (326). It’s clean and small, but probably the best session of the early period.

Sunday the 30th is similar. Morning has a NE cross-offshore breeze, 2.0 ft SW swell at 19 seconds, energy moderate (414). The afternoon is the pick: clear, ESE offshore wind at 9.3 mph, 2.6 ft SW swell at 19 seconds, energy moderate (697). Clean and long-period, but tiny.

Monday the 31st sees the swell pick up. Morning has a north-northeast wind at 12.4 mph, cross-shore, with a 5.2 ft SW swell at 19 seconds – that’s strong energy (1642). The afternoon is cross-shore again, same swell, energy strong (1453). Could be a bit of fun if the wind lays off, but it’s not clean.

Then from Tuesday the 1st of September, things go downhill. The wind swings cross-onshore and gets strong. On Tuesday morning, a NNW wind at 24.9 mph, cross-onshore, messy, swell 3.9 ft, SW, 16 seconds, energy moderate (747). The afternoon is a fresh cross-onshore breeze, 4.6 ft SW swell, 17 seconds, energy strong (1094). Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 2nd stays cross-onshore. The morning has a light SW breeze, 4.3 ft swell, 16 seconds, energy moderate (941). The afternoon is choppy with a moderate breeze, 4.9 ft, 14 seconds, energy moderate (965). No good.

Thursday the 3rd: morning is clear, light cross-onshore, 5.2 ft SW swell, 14 seconds, energy moderate (984). The afternoon is cross-shore, 5.6 ft, 14 seconds, energy strong (1224).

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