Inner Cut Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, with the same read in the old units.

First up, the outlook for the next 16 days is a real mixed bag. We're looking at a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions, but there is a glimmer of something decent way down the track. The water temp is sitting at 53°F, which is about 1°F cooler than the average for this time of year, so nothing too wild, just a bit nippy.

The first real chance to get wet looks like it'll be the morning of Saturday, August 1st. The swell is tiny at 2ft from the north, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak (90). It's glassy, though, which is a big plus. The call is "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions", so it's a knee-high dribbler, not something to write home about. Still, on a glassy morning, any wave is a wave.

After that, things basically go quiet from the afternoon of Saturday, August 1st, all the way through to the morning of Wednesday, August 13th. That’s a massive gap of nearly two weeks. There are a few tiny pulses, like a 2ft north swell on Thursday, August 6th, and a 2ft north swell on Wednesday, August 12th, but the wind is light or the direction is off, and the combined energy is pitiful (22 and 21). It's just not worth paddling out for.

The only real standout, and I mean the only one, is the morning of Thursday, August 13th. Finally, we get some juice. The forecast is for a 4ft swell from the north, with a period of 10 seconds. That's a solid, long-period groundswell that'll have some push. The combined energy jumps to 299 (moderate) and the wind is forecast to be glassy from the SSW. That's the magic combo. "Expect good surf conditions" is what the data says, and for Outer Cut, with a light offshore wind and a clean, glassy surface, this could be the best we've seen in weeks. The swell direction is from the north, and the optimum swell for this spot is from the NW, so it's a little off, but the clean conditions and solid size will make it work. The break is inconsistent, so you'll be waiting for the sets, but when they come, they'll be worth it.

The afternoon of the 13th looks worse, with a cross-on wind shifting the swell, so all the focus is on that Thursday morning session. It's a long way off, so don't get your hopes up too high, but it's the only thing on the board.

Rusty.

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