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Inch Strand surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Inch Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inch Strand sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Inch Strand today?
The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Inch Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | W 7 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | |
17 | 76 | 17 | 97 | 171 | 252 | 292 | 822 | 3449 | 3495 | 3476 | 3175 | 3321 | 3095 | 3042 | 2676 | 2108 | 1658 | 4 | 4 | 882 | 30 | 64 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:39AM3.49m | 5:04PM3.58m | 5:27AM3.57m | 5:50PM3.63m | 6:16AM3.56m | 6:37PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.21m | 10:44AM0.06m | 11:08PM0.05m | 11:29AM0.04m | 11:54PM-0.01m | 12:15PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 17 | 167 | 42 | 97 | 171 | 252 | 279 | 822 | 6 | 3495 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2676 | 2108 | 1658 | 1298 | 1071 | 882 | 562 | 380 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | N 7 | SSW 13 | N 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 15 | SW 13 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 292 | 7 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 16 | — | SSW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | W 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 181 | 76 | 229 | 277 | 325 | 390 | 536 | 1325 | 3449 | — | 3476 | 3175 | 3321 | 3095 | 3042 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 30 | 64 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 252 | 383 | 481 | 641 | 562 | 407 | 407 | 254 | 399 | 245 | 379 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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