Surf Forecasts:
Inch Reefs surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, WSW swell with 3,137 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Inch Reefs this week:
The surf forecast for Inch Reefs over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Inch Reefs in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 11s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inch Reefs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.
Right now, it’s flat and ugly. The first real chance of anything worth paddling for is Sunday the 6th. That afternoon brings a 10-foot swell from the WSW, but with a short 10-second period and onshore wind, it’s gonna be a messy, heavy beast. That’s expert-only territory – way too big for beginners. The combined energy is strong at 1761, but the quality is poor.
Monday the 7th sees the swell even bigger at 12 feet, but again it’s onshore and rough. Wind and tide might line up for a few, but it’s a fight.
Then we hit a dead zone. From Tuesday the 8th through Saturday the 12th, it’s basically nothing – tiny 0.3-foot leftovers or flat calm. That’s a five-day gap with no real surf.
Things wake up on Sunday the 13th. The morning is still iffy with a 4-foot WSW swell and light cross-shore wind, but the afternoon is the gem. Glassy, calm wind, and a clean 4-foot swell from the WSW. The wave energy is moderate at 211. This is the standout – clean, manageable, and likely uncrowded if you’re lucky. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at 63°, nothing wild.
Monday the 14th drops off, and Tuesday the 15th is flat. Wednesday the 16th brings a bit more size – 6 feet from the WNW – but the wind is cross-onshore and it’s marginal. The energy is moderate to strong at 765.
Thursday the 17th is similar, with 6 feet from the west and onshore winds. Marginal again. The rest of the week into the weekend stays small and messy, with only a brief clean window on Saturday the 19th morning with 3 feet from the west and clean conditions, but it’s ordinary.
For the long-range, Sunday the 20th offers a 4-foot WNW swell with a longer 11-second period and clean cross-offshore winds in the afternoon. That’s promising but still a week and a half out, so don’t plan your life around it yet.
Bottom line: Sunday the 13th afternoon is the one to circle. Glassy, clean, and a solid 4 feet. That’s your best bet. Everything else is either too big, too small, or too windy.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WNW 10 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 126 | 703 | 1395 | 3137 | 2388 | 1197 | 1536 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 356 | 260 | 193 | 651 | 598 | 404 | 399 | 860 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:27AM2.56m | 1:06PM2.70m | 1:58AM2.68m | 2:25PM2.91m | 3:08AM2.93m | 3:25PM3.19m | 4:01AM3.19m | 4:14PM3.44m | 4:46AM3.40m | 4:58PM3.63m | 5:27AM3.54m | 5:38PM3.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM1.03m | 6:37AM1.11m | 7:35PM0.91m | 8:07AM0.97m | 8:49PM0.64m | 9:11AM0.72m | 9:43PM0.34m | 10:00AM0.48m | 10:28PM0.10m | 10:43AM0.28m | 11:08PM-0.06m | 11:21AM0.15m | 11:45PM-0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | — | NW 9 | NW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | N 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 600 | 264 | 26 | 61 | 3137 | — | 373 | 240 | 5 | 5 | 265 | 477 | 267 | 97 | 651 | 598 | 4 | 25 | 860 | 732 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | — | W 10 | SSW 12 | — | — | SW 11 | W 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | — | N 7 | S 16 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | — | 51 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 356 | 118 | 69 | 21 | 28 | — | 1 | 5 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 281 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | W 8 | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 9 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 126 | 703 | 1395 | — | 2388 | 1197 | 1536 | 3298 | 3390 | 1911 | — | 260 | 193 | — | — | 404 | 399 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 7 | 7 | 591 | 382 | 139 | 367 | 434 | 139 | 139 | 367 | 110 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 139 | 407 | 565 |
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