Inch Reefs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.

We’ve got a bit of a rough start out at Inch Reefs. The first few days are pretty ordinary, with messy onshore winds and choppy conditions. Thursday the 3rd is a write-off – 7ft to 7ft of sloppy WSW swell, onshore wind at 9 mph, and the combined energy is sitting at 575 to 672 (moderate). Not worth paddling out. Friday the 4th drops right off – tiny 1ft SW groundswell but it’s got a fresh cross-onshore wind at 19 mph and energy is only 54, so it’s lumpy and weak. Saturday the 5th is tiny in the morning, with a light cross breeze, then a quick jump to 5ft in the afternoon but it’s choppy and period drops to 6 seconds. Sunday the 6th sees 7ft to 7ft of swell but it’s rain and onshore wind all day – energy ramps up to 1017 (strong), but the conditions are poor.

There’s a gap from late Sunday through to mid-week with no real recommendations – Monday the 7th has 10ft of WSW swell and a fresh 19 mph onshore wind (energy 1038), but it’s too big and windy. Tuesday the 8th goes flat in the morning and only shows 0.3ft later. Wednesday the 9th has a brief 4ft pop but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. That’s a stretch of about four days you can skip.

Now, the real standout comes on Thursday the 10th. Inch Reefs sees 12ft of WSW groundswell in the morning, with light onshore wind but the swell is predicted to be too big for this break – energy is a massive 2384 (very strong). Afternoon improves: 10ft with a north-northwest cross-offshore breeze at 9 mph, clean conditions (1775 energy). That’s expert territory only, but if you’re skilled, that afternoon session looks like a proper deep-water bomb.

Friday the 11th is a solid option. Morning has 4ft SW swell with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the NNW, 9 mph, energy at 257 (moderate). It’s clean and rideable. Afternoon drops to 4ft and gets a bit more wind, but the morning is your best window.

Saturday the 12th is absolutely the pick of the whole outlook. Morning has 8ft WSW groundswell, glassy conditions with a 3 mph breeze from the NE, energy at 866 (strong). The water temp is about average for this time of year. This is a premium session – clean, powerful, and consistent. Afternoon holds 6ft with a light north cross-offshore, still clean.

Sunday the 13th offers another good morning: 5ft WSW swell, glassy with a light ESE breeze, energy 270 (moderate). Nice and clean.

Monday the 14th is borderline – 6ft to 7ft with light cross-onshore wind, energy 577 to 792. Could be okay if you pick your tide but not a standout.

From Tuesday the 15th onwards it fades quickly – 3ft dropping to nothing by Wednesday the 16th. Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th only show tiny 1.0ft to 0.3ft swell, with a 16-second period groundswell on Thursday afternoon that’s too small to do anything with. Not worth the effort.

Rusty.

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