Inner Cut Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, it's Rusty here. Let's be straight with you about the outlook for The Cut. I've had a look and, to be honest, it's a pretty grim run for the next two and a half weeks. We're looking at a long, drawn-out period of nothing much to get excited about, so if you're hanging for a wave, maybe plan a trip away.

The first real window we get is a fleeting chance on Thursday the 3rd of September. The morning session at Inner Cut is the only thing on the board. We're looking at a weak little 4ft NW groundswell, and the period's short at 6 seconds, but the real story is the glassy conditions with a light W wind at 3 mph. That'll have the surface clean, which is a major positive. The water temp is 54°, which is about average for this time of year, so don't expect a shock. The combined energy is weak, sitting at 91, so it'll be small and weak. The big catch is that this spot is inconsistent, it only breaks sometimes, so it's really a roll of the dice. Thursday afternoon cleans up but drops to 3ft and goes cross-shore, so the quality drops off a cliff.

After that, the whole of the first week is a write-off, with Friday the 4th showing a messy 7ft swell but with a nasty cross-onshore wind, meaning it'll be choppy and poor. Saturday and Sunday don't offer a thing worth paddling out for, despite a long-period 17-second swell on Sunday morning; the onshore wind ruins it, and it's still tagged as poor.

We get a tiny glimpse of hope on Monday the 7th of September, with another ordinary session. The morning and afternoon see a small 3ft N swell with some clean winds. The combined energy is still weak, just 102 in the morning and 112 in the afternoon. It's surfable, but it's very ordinary.

From Tuesday the 8th of September onwards, it's a total desert. There are no decent recommendations at all for the next ten days. We see a few tiny 0.7ft and 0.9ft swells with cross-shore winds, and even a 14-second period swell on the afternoon of the 15th, but it's only 0.3ft and cross-shore, so forget it. The only other half-decent looking session is on the morning of Friday the 18th of September, with a 2ft NW swell and clean winds, but the energy is still weak at 43. Nothing stands out as a true standout; the whole 16-day window is a bust. For an area like this, a blank run this long is pretty normal, so don't be surprised.

Rusty.

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