Inch Reefs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for Inch Reefs.

To be straight with you, the start of this stretch is pretty grim. We’re looking at a few days of tiny, weak surf with poor conditions through the weekend and into Monday. It’s the kind of thing where you’re better off doing something else with your time.

There is a glimmer of hope on Tuesday the 18th. The swell bumps up a bit to the 5ft to 6ft range, coming from the west. It’s not perfect, with a light cross-onshore wind, but it’s the first time the energy is moderate (335 to 523). It’s a marginal call, but it’s the best we’ve seen so far.

Then things get blown out. Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th are a write-off with strong winds and tiny surf. Forget it.

Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are clean but tiny – just ankle to knee high. Not worth paddling out, really.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. On Sunday the 23rd, we’ve got a real standout. The morning starts off glassy with a clean 5ft swell from the west-southwest. That’s your window. Then, in the afternoon, the swell jumps to a solid 10ft from the west. The energy reading is a massive 3419, which is strong. But, and it’s a big but, that size is just too big for this break. It’ll be a washing machine, perfect for experts only, and probably more of a spectacle than a surf. For the average punter, the morning is the pick.

After that, it fades fast. Monday the 24th has some remnants in the 5ft to 7ft range, but it’s getting messy and fat. Then we drop right back into the doldrums for the rest of the week and into the next. Tiny, weak swells and not much hope until the end of the period. There is another big pulse on Sunday the 30th of August, another 10ft west swell, but again, that’s too big for this spot.

So, if you’re keen, keep your eye on the morning of Sunday the 23rd. That’s your best bet. The rest is looking pretty quiet.

Rusty.

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