Inch Reefs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for real surf, with only tiny, weak waves and a lot of onshore wind messing things up. Honestly, for the first week, you're better off finding something else to do—the ocean’s just not cooperating at Inch Reefs. There’s a long stretch of nothing to start, with most days showing flat or ankle-biters. The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Monday the 10th with a slight bump in energy, but it’s still well below anything that’s going to get the heart racing.

The first few days are a write-off. The 7th and 8th have almost no energy—we’re talking combined swell energy in the low 20s and 100s respectively, which is just weak. The wind is cross-onshore and onshore, and the waves are tiny and messy. The 9th is even worse, with basically nothing. The 10th might be the first day you even bother to look at the ocean, but even then, it’s just a 3ft swell with a 8-second period. The energy is up to 103, but it’s still “surfable” at best, not good. At least the morning is glassy, which is something.

Then we slip back into the gutter. The 11th and 12th see the swell pick up a little, but the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore and the energy is moderate at best. The 12th afternoon has a 5ft swell but it’s not clean. The 13th sees a jump in size—6ft on Thursday morning with energy at 584—but the wind is onshore, and the description is “marginal.” This is a sign of things to come: bigger but still not clean. The 14th is similar, with a 4ft swell and cross-offshore wind, which is a step in the right direction, but it’s still just ordinary.

The weekend of the 16th and 17th is where it gets a bit more interesting, but only marginally. Saturday the 16th has a 6ft swell on the morning, with energy at 487, but it’s onshore wind again, which will chop it up. The 17th has less size, dropping to 4ft, but still onshore winds. The 18th has a 5ft swell in the afternoon, but it's cross-shore and “marginal.” There's a brief window on the 19th with a cross-offshore wind and a 3ft swell, but it’s not worth getting excited about.

The real standout, if there is one, is Thursday the 20th. The wind is offshore, and the swell period is a very long 15 seconds, but the size is tiny—just 0.7ft. That’s a classic case of a long-period groundswell with no height. It’s all style, no substance. The energy is almost nothing at 23. It’s going to be glassy and clean, but there’s nothing to ride. The 21st is similarly small, and the 22nd finishes things off with a small, weak west-northwest swell that’s onshore.

So, what’s the bottom line? There’s no true standout in this window. The best you can hope for is a clean, glassy morning on the 10th with a knee-high wave, or maybe a bigger but messier pulse on the 16th. But none of it is going to be memorable. The water temp is a touch warmer than average at 64°, which is a small comfort, but it doesn’t make up for the lack of surf. For a point break like Inch Reefs, we need a clean west swell, and we’re just not getting it. It's a frustrating stretch, but that’s the ocean for you. Keep the board in the car, and be ready to pull the pin if something surprises us.

Rusty

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