Inner Kom Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The first week and a half is a real mixed bag, so let’s break it down.

Things kick off with a solid, long-period SW groundswell. The water’s a bit chilly, about 2°F colder than normal for this time of year, so don’t skimp on the rubber.

Friday the 7th is your first standout. A clean 12ft SW groundswell with a 14-second period is rolling in at Inner Kom. The wind is light and cross-off in the morning, giving you some proper clean walls. The combined energy is strong at 4684, so there’s plenty of grunt. This one’s for the experienced folks – that size has some serious punch.

Saturday the 8th stays big, but the wind gets a bit tricky. Morning is bumpy with a cross-on breeze. The afternoon swings around and picks up to 16 mph, but it goes cross-off, cleaning it back up. Still a solid 13ft SW swell with strong energy at 5611, so it remains a heavy day.

Sunday the 9th is one to sit out. Strong SSE winds at 25 mph will make a mess of the surface, even if it’s cross-off. The swell is still there at 12ft, but the quality will be poor.

The surf settles down, dropping to 6-8ft for the start of the week before a new, long-period swell fills in.

The next real standout is Wednesday the 12th. The swell is a bit smaller, at 7-7ft, but the period is a very long 17-18 seconds, and there’s a window of morning glass. This is where the reef and point at Inner Kom will really shine. The conditions are clean, and the swell energy is moderate at around 2701. It’s a much more inviting day than the weekend. This looks like the pick of the run for the average surfer.

Thursday the 13th remains excellent. You’ve got 8ft of SW swell with a 17-second period and clean conditions in the morning. Friday the 14th starts to show signs of a change. The swell is still solid, but the wind goes more cross-shore and onshore, and the quality drops.

By the weekend of the 15th and 16th, it’s a bit of a write-off. Onshore winds and choppy conditions will make it a struggle for not much reward.

The following week is a quieter story. The 17th and 18th have waves in the 5-8ft range, but the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore. It’s not looking clean.

The 19th and 20th see the swell fade out, dropping to 4-5ft. It’s clean but small and weak. Then things look to fire up again on Friday the 21st with a bigger swell filling in, but it will be accompanied by strong winds and an onshore component, making it messy. The energy does spike to a huge 8316 on the 21st afternoon with 16ft of swell, but with those winds, it could be more of a kitesurfing day than a surfing one. It’s a week out, so we’ll see how it all comes together.

Bottom line: hit Friday the 7th, and definitely circle Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th. The middle of next week looks like the cleanest, most user-friendly window.

Rusty.

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