Inner Cut Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's look at what's cookin' at The Cut.

Honestly, this is a tough stretch for us at Inner Cut. The next week and a half is pretty much a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. We've got a long dry spell from now all the way through to Thursday the 17th of July. For the better part of two weeks, the swell is tiny—knee-high or less, if it's even breaking at all—and the wind is mostly junk or just not cooperating. The wave energy is pitiful, sitting at values under 20 or even zero for days on end. It's a classic early-winter lull for this spot. This is the kind of run where you don't even bother checking the cam; you just wait for the forecast to turn.

Now, let's fast-forward to the far end of the outlook. The one and only true standout arrives on Friday morning, the 18th of July. That's our window. We’ve got a clean 1.5m (5 ft) swell from the north with moderate energy building in the water (566). The wind is a light, clean cross-off from the SSW, which should set up some proper lines peeling down the point. This is the only time in the 16-day window where the forecast says "expect good surf conditions." It's a long way out, so take it with a grain of salt, but that's the one to circle on the calendar.

Later that same day, the wind swings around and the quality drops, but then Saturday afternoon, the 19th of July, looks like another cracker. We see another pulse of 1.6m (5 ft) swell from the NNE with a decent period of 9 seconds and moderate wave energy (394). The wind goes totally glassy. That is clean, clean surf. For a point break that favors an optimum swell from the NW, this north swell might not wrap in perfectly, but with those conditions, it'll still be worth a paddle for anyone who's been jonesing.

Apart from these two distant dates, the combined energy (like the 270 on a messy, wind-blown 1.7m/6 ft day) is just noise. Don't get excited about the bigger numbers mid-month; that was just a choppy, cross-on mess. The water temp is sitting at 55°, which is about half a degree cooler than average right now, so nothing unusual there—just your standard chilly winter water. Suit up.

So, save your energy for the 18th and 19th. Before that, it's a waiting game unless you're keen on a flat spell. It tends not to stay this poor forever.

Rusty.

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