Inamura Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here with your local surf outlook for Inamura Point. Let's be honest, it's a tough start. We're looking at a long, dry spell with no real surf to speak of for the first few days. The first faint glimmer of anything rideable doesn't show up until Sunday morning, the 2nd of August, but even then, it's a small 1ft ESE swell with a very long period of 16 seconds. The energy is weak (104), and while it's glassy, a long-period swell like that at a reef break can be a bit fat and straight. It's a tough call to even paddle out for that.

The real story here is building towards a serious pulse of swell. From Monday the 3rd, the energy starts to climb into the moderate range (411), and we see a solid SE groundswell building. The wind is a stubborn cross-offshore from the NE, which keeps things clean, but the conditions are still described as "marginal" due to the swell size and tide. That changes on Tuesday the 4th. The swell is pushing 5ft in the morning from the SE, with a very long 17-second period. The wave energy is now strong (1995), and it's clean. This is the start of the main event. The size jumps to 7ft in the afternoon, and the energy is cranked up to 2485. This is getting serious.

Wednesday the 5th is where it peaks. We're looking at a solid 10ft SSE swell, still with that lovely long 17-second period. The energy is massive (4762). The morning is clean with a cross-offshore breeze, but the afternoon lightens up and goes a bit cross-shore. This is big, powerful groundswell – over 8ft, so it's strictly for experts only. The reef will be handling it, but it'll be a heavy, walled-up wave. The crowd situation is likely to be an issue at Inamura Point, as it gets "often" crowded.

Thursday the 6th holds the size at 10ft, but the wind swings onshore in the afternoon, making it a morning-only play. The wave energy is still massive (5632). Friday the 7th drops a touch to 8ft, but the wind is cross-onshore, which is a bit of a bummer. Saturday the 8th sees the swell drop to 6ft, but the wind is still light and cross-onshore.

The standout, without a doubt, is the Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th. The combination of that massive 10ft S/SSE groundswell, the long 16-17 second period, and the clean cross-offshore wind in the mornings makes for a powerful, clean, and very heavy session. This is a proper groundswell event at a reef break, so expect long, grinding lines and big gaps between sets. It's a trade-off: the paddle out will be easier between sets, but the waves themselves are for the skilled and brave. For the average surfer, this is a spectator show.

The swell drops off quickly after that weekend. By Sunday the 9th, we're back to small 2ft SW swell, and the energy is weak. The following week is a write-off, with tiny, weak surf and poor conditions. It's a classic case of "all or nothing" – a massive, powerful groundswell window that comes and goes, leaving mostly flat, quiet days behind.

Stay safe out there, and if you're not an expert, watch from the cliff. This is one for the well-equipped.

Rusty.

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