Inch Reefs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's talk about what's coming in feet and miles per hour. It's a mixed bag, no two ways about it. We've got some proper swell windows, but we gotta dodge some nasty wind and a few days where the ocean just gives you nothing.

The only spot we're looking at for the whole 16 days is Inch Reefs. It's an advanced point break that lights up on a SW swell. Water temps are sitting right around average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

Right now, Tuesday the 15th is a mess. You've got solid 8ft to 10ft of W swell, but the wind is howling cross-shore and onshore at 15 mph, making it choppy and poor. The energy is high but the quality just isn't there. Then we hit a dry spell. Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th are basically flat or tiny with more strong cross-onshore winds. Friday the 18th has a tiny 0.3ft swell but the wind is onshore, so it's a total loss.

We finally get a pulse on Saturday the 19th. The morning shows an 8ft swell from the WSW with light wind and solid energy. The report calls it "marginal," so it's not top shelf, but it's the first real sign of life. The arvo drops a bit to 7ft but gets a little cross-onshore breeze.

Sunday the 20th drops right back off into the tiny stuff, and we’re basically in the doldrums again.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. In the second week, on the morning of Monday the 22nd of September, we’ve got a standout window. The swell is 7ft from the WSW, and the wind is glassy – dead calm. The energy is solid. This is clean. This is the one. The arvo stays good too with a 6ft swell and a light cross-offshore breeze. This is your best bet for a proper session, but remember, crowds are possible here.

Tuesday the 23rd is for experts only, and I mean only. The morning brings a massive 12ft WNW groundswell with a long period. The energy is enormous. The wind is light, but that size is going to be too big for most. This is serious, heavy water.

After that, the week rolls through some cleaner, smaller windows. Friday the 26th morning looks really fun for the experienced crew: 7ft of W swell, glassy conditions, and solid energy. The report calls it excellent, and I agree. The Saturday morning the 27th drops right off to a tiny 3ft, so that’s the tail end.

The final days, from the 28th to the 30th, are mostly small and clean but nothing that’ll get your heart racing.

So, the two true standouts: the morning of Monday the 22nd of September for the clean, glassy chest-to-head-high waves, and the morning of Friday the 26th of September for the proper, clean groundswell for the experienced crew. Everything else is a gamble or a flat spell.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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