Inch Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Kerry, Ireland)
Inch Strand Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind ENE
Sea Temperature Today is: 7.7 °C
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Wave (m) |
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Period (s) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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Wind State | cross- on |
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Inch Strand in County Kerry is a quite exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east with some shelter here from north winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here.
Tide Times:
For Annascaul Rivermouth, 6 km from Inch Strand.
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Inch Strand Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Cromane Killorglin wx, 5 km from Inch Strand.
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Current weather near Inch Strand
Buoy Data:
At Westwave MK4 Buoy, 45 miles from Inch Strand.
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Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
Wave height (m) |
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Average period (s) | 6.82 | 6.46 | 6.38 | 6.47 |
Overall Inch Strand Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in February



This chart illustrates the range of swells directed at Inch Strand through a typical Fe... (show all text)

This image describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different direct... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Inch Strand surf consistency graph.
Also see Inch Strand surf quality by season and Inch Strand surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Kerry surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Inch Strand
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Inch Strand:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break2 mi
- Second closest break3 mi
- Third closest break4 mi
- Fourth closest break8 mi
- Fifth closest break11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Inch Strand:
- Closest wave buoy45 mi
- Second closest wave buoy70 mi
- Third closest wave buoy83 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy142 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy146 mi
Tide stations nearest to Inch Strand:
- Closest tide station15 mi
- Second closest tide station41 mi
- Third closest tide station60 mi
- Fourth closest tide station65 mi
- Fifth closest tide station70 mi

Ski Resorts closest to Inch Strand:
- Closest ski areaRaise (United Kingdom)333 mi
- Second closest ski areaAnother World Ski and Snowboard Centre (United Kingdom)355 mi
- Third closest ski areaYad Moss (United Kingdom)362 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaHarwood Common (United Kingdom)364 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaWeardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)367 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Inch Strand is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Inch Strand is Shannon Airport (SNN), also in Ireland, 96 km (60 miles) away.
- Third is Cork Airport (ORK) in Ireland, 105 km (65 miles) away.
- Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland is 149 km (93 miles) away.
- Waterford Airport (WAT), also in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Inch Strand and is 197 km (122 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Inch Strand, Kerry. Use the tab navigation above to view Inch Strand sea temperature, Inch Strand photographs, Inch Strand detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Inch Strand webcams, current wind from Kerry live weather stations and Inch Strand tide predictions. The Ireland swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Ireland and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Ireland wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Inch Strand.