Inch Reefs Surf Break

Inch Reefs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 52.14° N 10.00° W

Issued: 12 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inch Reefs sea temperature is
17.2° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


Inch Reefs surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, W swell with 635 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Inch Reefs this week:

The surf forecast for Inch Reefs over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Inch Reefs in the next 16 days are 2.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 10s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (IST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Tue 7th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 9s
Best Surf 7PM (Wed 8th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 4PM (Sat 4th Jul)6.5ft (2.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inch Reefs over the next 16 days.


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Alright, let’s get into it. The next week and a half is a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of windows worth getting excited about.

Right off the bat, Friday the 3rd has some swell around, but the wind is from the SSW at 9 mph, blowing straight onshore, and the conditions look pretty average. The break is Inch Reefs, a point break that needs the swell to come from the right direction—optimum is SW, but we’re getting a WSW swell at 5 ft with a 10-second period. The combined swell energy is moderate at 501. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.

Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th are similar stories—onshore wind and poor surf, so not much to get excited about. Monday the 6th is more of the same, with only 4 ft of wind swell and onshore wind.

Now, Tuesday the 7th is where it starts to turn. The wind goes glassy and light from the WNW in the morning, with the swell dropping to 4 ft from the west at 9 seconds. Combined energy is low at 187. It’s clean and surfable, but nothing special. Wednesday the 8th is also glassy in the morning with zero wind, but the swell is even smaller at 3 ft. It’s clean again, but you’ll be scratching for waves.

The first real standout comes on Thursday the 9th morning. The wind is dead calm—glassy as glass—and the swell is 4 ft from the west with a nice 10-second period. Combined energy is moderate at 236. The conditions are described as “expect good surf conditions.” This is the best it’s been so far. For a point like Inch Reefs, those long-period west swells can straighten out a bit, but the glassy wind makes it clean. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so you might have some company.

Friday the 10th is another good one. The morning is cloudy, with the wind from the north at a mere 3 mph, glassy again. Swell is 4 ft from the west-northwest with a 11-second period, giving a combined energy of 354. The afternoon also looks clean with cross-offshore wind. This is your pick for the week.

The 11th of Friday is a dud—almost no swell.

Then on Sunday the 12th, we get a spike. The morning is glassy with 5 ft from the west at an 8-second period (combined energy 390), and “expect good surf conditions.” But the afternoon is something else. Swell jumps to 8 ft from the west, period 11 seconds, and the combined energy rockets to 1420. That’s strong to very strong. However, the wind goes cross-shore from the west-northwest at 6 mph, and the conditions are marked as “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions.” For experts, that afternoon session on the 12th could be a big one, but it’s not for the faint-hearted.

Monday the 13th still has good energy—8 ft at 11 seconds, combined energy 1347—but the wind is cross-onshore from the south, so it won’t be clean. Same for Tuesday the 14th, which drops off quickly.

Wednesday the 15th sees another pulse of 8 ft to 8 ft from the west-southwest at 9 seconds, combined energy over 1000, but again the wind is cross-onshore and strong from the south at 12 mph. Might be more interesting for kite-surfing than paddle surfing.

From the 16th onwards, it fades into weak, onshore slop through to the 18th of August.

Best bets: Thursday morning the 9th, and Friday morning the 10th for clean, fun waves. If you’re an expert, the afternoon of Sunday the 12th is your big chance, but keep an eye on those tides.

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
WSW
10
2
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
492
441
383
635
517
339
283
230
196
205
127
181
154
153
127
171
240
230
186
130
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
0
ENE
10
NW
5
NE
0
S
10
NW
0
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:38AM2.98m
7:47PM3.17m
8:15AM2.94m
8:24PM3.11m
8:54AM2.89m
9:03PM3.03m
9:36AM2.84m
9:46PM2.94m
10:24AM2.80m
10:38PM2.85m
11:20AM2.77m
11:39PM2.78m
12:23PM2.78m
00:49AM2.78m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.65m
1:53AM0.49m
2:01PM0.71m
2:30AM0.54m
2:40PM0.78m
3:09AM0.60m
3:23PM0.86m
3:54AM0.67m
4:15PM0.93m
4:48AM0.75m
5:17PM0.97m
5:52AM0.80m
6:30PM0.95m
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5:24
5:24
5:26
5:26
5:28
5:28
5:28
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10:02
10:01
10:01
10:00
10:00
10:00
9:59
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Temp °C
15
16
17
17
18
16
19
19
16
20
20
17
20
19
18
22
22
19
21
21
18
Feels °C
13
15
16
15
16
15
17
17
15
19
18
16
21
19
17
22
21
19
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
0.7
NW
9
1.5
W
10
1.4
WNW
9
2
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
501
73
441
286
635
517
339
283
230
196
205
127
181
154
153
127
171
240
230
186
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.4
WNW
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
SW
12
0.6
WNW
13
0.9
W
9
Energy kJ
64
87
356
10
5
9
8
8
10
7
8
35
2
19
5
5
5
4
6
129
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
12
0.2
N
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
22
5
5
6
10
8
6
7
7
7
7
6
1
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
492
383
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
27
355
243
389
566
11
14
14
15
14
15
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
5
6
8
5
9
7
5
9
9
8
6
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
5
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Information about the Inch Reefs Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Inch Reefs provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Inch Reefs can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Inch Reefs surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Inch Reefs) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Inch Reefs may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Are you planning a holiday in Kerry? If you are looking for accommodation near Inch Reefs, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Kerry, consider staying in Fenit which is 18 km (11 miles) away. Other places in and around Kerry where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Tra Li which is 24 km (15 miles) away, Valentia, Bantry and Foynes.

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