Inch Reefs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's look at what's cooking for the next couple of weeks.

First up, we're at Inch Reefs. It's a point break, so it can really dish out some nice lines. The water is about average temperature for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

It's a slow start. Tuesday the 1st through Thursday the 3rd, we've got swell from 4ft to 7ft out of the SW and WSW, but the wind is ugly. It's onshore and cross-onshore, making for choppy, poor conditions. Not worth your time.

Friday the 4th is a total dud. Swell drops to a tiny 1ft, with a strong cross-onshore wind. The wave energy is weak (53), so just leave the board in the car.

Saturday the 5th shows a little spark. The morning has a 5ft swell from the W with a 10-second period, and light cross-onshore wind. The combined energy is moderate (488), but it's still a bit lumpy. It's a marginal call, nothing to get amped about.

The real highlight in this outlook lands on Monday the 7th. We've got a solid 8ft swell from the W, with a 10-second period. The wind is light and cross-shore, keeping things pretty clean. The combined energy is strong (1164). For an advanced surfer at a point break with that light wind, this is the best bet in the first week. The crowd factor is "sometimes," so you might have a few buddies out, but it's not a zoo.

Then Tuesday the 8th gets huge. We're talking 15ft swell from the W. That's expert-only territory, and it’s likely going to be a closeout mess. The wind is cross-onshore, so it'll be a chaotic, dangerous beast. That's a day to watch from the cliffs.

Wednesday the 9th is a bit of a sleeper. The morning has no swell, but the afternoon cleans up with a 5ft W swell and light cross-offshore wind. The combined energy is moderate (405), and conditions are clean. This is a solid, smaller window for a fun session.

After a bit of a quiet spell, the second week brings another potential standout. On Tuesday the 15th, we get a 5ft swell from the WSW with a long 11-second period, and the wind is glassy. That’s a perfect recipe for a point break – clean, lined-up waves. The combined energy is moderate (634). This is the pick of the second week, promising really good conditions, though being that far out, it’s a hopeful call rather than a lock.

Wednesday the 16th also looks clean with a 4ft swell from the W and a 12-second period, with light cross-offshore wind. But the 15th is the day to have your eye on.

So, the first week is a slow go with the big, messy stuff on the 8th and the clean window on the 9th. The second week has that glassy Tuesday the 15th that's got my heart beating a little faster.

Rusty.

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