Cunns Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checkin' in from the local lineup. Let's get straight into it.

It's gonna be a rough go for a good while here. The first real pulse of swell doesn't show up until well into next week, so you're lookin' at a solid stretch of days with nothing to get excited about. We're talkin' a full week of ugly, blown-out conditions before we get a sniff of anything decent.

The only spot on the radar is Cunns (reef break). It's an advanced, inconsistent reef that's exposed to the open ocean, but it's picky. For the first week, it's a total write-off. Saturday the 8th through to Wednesday the 12th sees a mix of onshore and cross-onshore winds, mostly from the north or west, with speeds from 15 mph up to a howling 37 mph. Swell heights bounce around from 5 ft to 10 ft, coming from the SW to WSW, but the wave energy is high (967 to 4856) and the period is long, but it's all ruined by the wind. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year.

Thursday the 13th is a marginal day, with a 8 ft SW swell (3065 energy) and a 7 ft SW swell (2269 energy) in the afternoon, but the wind is either onshore or cross-shore. The real window opens Friday the 14th. That morning is the standout. The wind goes glassy, light from the NW at just 3 mph, and you've got a solid 7 ft SW swell with a long 17-second period, carrying 2867 energy. That's the kind of clean, powerful groundswell that a reef like Cunns can really turn into something special. The afternoon stays clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSE.

Saturday the 15th morning is another gem, with a clean 6 ft SW swell (1654 energy) and a light offshore wind from the ESE. The swell is a bit smaller, but it's still clean and lined up. This is likely the best window of the whole outlook, but remember, Cunns is inconsistent, so you'll be waiting for the sets. The crowds are listed as "sometimes," so you might have a few others in the water, but it won't be a circus.

From Sunday the 16th onward, the swell is on the way down. Sunday morning is 4 ft (598 energy), but it's clean with a cross-offshore breeze. The best of the late period is Monday the 17th afternoon with a 3 ft SW swell (443 energy) and a gentle offshore wind from the east. After that, it's back into the wind and chop from Tuesday the 18th onward, with the energy dropping and the forecast looking grim again through the 23rd.

So, if you're keen, keep your eyes on that Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th. That's your window.

- Rusty

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