Surf Forecasts:
Inch Reefs surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, W swell with 800 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Inch Reefs in the next 16 days are 1.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 10s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inch Reefs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's check out the score at Inch Reefs.
Right off the bat, we're looking at a pretty bleak run of small, weak, and messy conditions. The first week is a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. The energy is just pathetic, with combined swell energy barely cracking 100 for most of the first few days, and the wind is a constant problem. It's a long wait for something that even looks like a wave.
We finally get a pulse of life on the morning of Wednesday the 26th of August. The swell jumps up to 6ft from the west, with a moderate energy reading. The wind is light and cross-offshore, which will clean things up nicely. That's a standout window, but it's a long way out. The afternoon of the 26th gets a bit messy with a cross-shore breeze and the swell drops a touch.
The end of the month, around the 30th and 31st of August, sees some serious size pumping in – we're talking 10ft to nearly 15ft from the west and west-northwest, with massive energy. However, this is a classic case of too much of a good thing. The forecast even says it's predicted to be too big for this break. This is an advanced spot in the best of times, but at that size, it’s for experts only, and the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it’ll be a full-on washing machine. Not a beginner's game.
The pick of the whole outlook, if you can wait, is the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September. A clean 4ft groundswell from the west, with glassy conditions. The energy is moderate, and the wind is dead calm. That’s the kind of morning that makes the wait worthwhile. After that, it drops back to small and ordinary.
So, to sum it up: the first week is a total bust. The 26th of August morning is a decent long-range hope, but the real standout is the glassy morning of the 1st of September. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too big.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 45 | 26 | 55 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 168 | 120 | 80 | 800 | 596 | 550 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:37AM2.58m | 11:09PM2.42m | 11:44AM2.42m | 00:32AM2.29m | 1:11PM2.39m | 2:02AM2.33m | 2:29PM2.51m | 3:08AM2.50m | 3:24PM2.71m | 3:54AM2.70m | 4:05PM2.94m | 4:32AM2.90m | 4:41PM3.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM1.04m | 4:43PM1.16m | 5:13AM1.26m | 6:10PM1.29m | 6:48AM1.35m | 7:47PM1.25m | 8:14AM1.27m | 8:54PM1.08m | 9:11AM1.09m | 9:41PM0.86m | 9:52AM0.89m | 10:19PM0.64m | 10:28AM0.70m | 10:52PM0.43m | |||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | NW 6 | SW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 923 | 367 | 173 | 98 | 38 | 45 | 25 | 8 | 56 | 12 | 26 | 22 | 376 | 288 | 163 | 168 | 120 | 80 | 18 | 596 | 550 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | SW 14 | SW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 48 | 39 | 40 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 51 | 23 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 54 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 53 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | N 6 | N 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 961 | 844 | 359 | 173 | 195 | 117 | — | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 800 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 650 | 565 | 392 | 110 | 98 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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