Inch Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.14° N 10.00° W

Inch Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inch Reefs sea temperature is
18.4° C
2.3° 

Inch Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Inch Reefs today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inch Reefs at 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

Table - waves today at Inch Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
1.6
WNW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
315
367
438
645
28
29
29
46
45
43
25
24
24
64
63
61
22
21
21
492
54
53
53
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:06AM3.03m
9:22PM2.93m
9:48AM2.80m
10:09PM2.65m
10:37AM2.58m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.47m
3:00PM0.70m
3:22AM0.76m
3:45PM0.94m
4:08AM1.04m
4:43PM1.16m
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6:26
6:28
6:30
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8:59
8:57
8:54
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
17
15
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
9
9
9
10
9
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