Inch Reefs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a flat spell. Wednesday the 9th is a write-off with tiny, weak 0.3ft slop from the west and onshore wind. Not worth paddling for. Thursday morning the 10th looks like a monster is coming through, but it’s a problem – we’re looking at a 10ft swell from the WSW, but the system says it’s too big for this break. The combined wave energy is a massive 1576 (strong) but it’s an expert-only situation at best, and the wind is on it. Thursday afternoon drops a bit to 8ft but still big and messy, not a good call.

Friday the 11th is a no-go: 5ft WSW swell but the wind is cross-on, period is a short 8 seconds, and the energy is weak (256). Surf quality is poor. Saturday the 12th is a washout: 13ft of W swell with 12 mph onshore wind, energy is a whopping 3945 (very strong) but it’s just a chaotic mess. Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th are small and weak, with onshore or cross-on winds, nothing to get excited about.

Now, on Tuesday the 15th, we start to see a glimmer. The afternoon session has a 6ft WSW swell, 10-second period, and a clean cross-offshore breeze from the north. The energy is moderate (608) and the conditions are described as very good. This is a solid option for the advanced crew. Crowds are ‘sometimes’ a thing at Inch Reefs, so you might have a few others in the water, but the quality should be worth it.

Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th are mostly small and poor, with onshore winds.

Alright, here’s a standout. Friday morning the 18th. We’ve got a 10ft swell from the WNW, a very long-period groundswell of 12 seconds, and the wind is glassy – dead calm. The combined energy is 2867 (strong). Now, the caveat: the system flags this as too big for the break, so this is for experts only. The long period will make it grind nicely at this point break, but the size is serious. The morning is the window, as the afternoon goes cross-on and drops a bit.

Saturday the 19th is a no-go with strong onshore winds from the south at 16 mph, choppy and messy.

Then, Sunday morning the 20th. This is another good one. We’ve got a 6ft WSW swell, 9-second period, and a gentle offshore breeze from the NE. The energy is 548 (moderate), and the conditions are clean. This is a much more manageable size, and the offshore wind will make for some nice, clean lines. This is likely the best bet for the more advanced surfer who doesn’t want the 10ft beast.

The rest of the outlook from Monday the 21st onward is mostly small, clean but small, with cross-offshore winds. Tuesday the 22nd afternoon has a bit of a spike with a 3ft WNW swell, but it’s a very long 14-second period, giving a clean 622 energy (moderate) – could be a fun, clean little wave, but not a standout.

Overall, the true standout mornings are Friday the 18th for the big, glassy, expert-only session, and Sunday the 20th for the clean, offshore, manageable swell. The 18th is a promise, but a heavy one.

Rusty.

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