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Inch Strand surf break

Inch Strand surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast 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
8.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 9AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (29 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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2
4
4
4
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.2
SW
3.5
SW
6.5
WSW
7.5
WSW
6.5
WSW
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)141413131212111618181717161616151515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)465534892843199018591722117265252562132686250932051316922140001284212196103299930994797068035651453024533
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
30
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
2.80
2:07AM
2.99
2:45PM
3.01
3:07AM
3.24
3:41PM
3.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.83
7:45PM
0.81
8:24AM
0.59
8:47PM
0.62
9:20AM
0.33
9:39PM
0.43
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise--8:25-------8:22-------8:22-----
Sunset----5:20-------5:22-------5:23---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---24-----1-13-------1--
Temp. °C7688887667788877888910977
Feels °C (?)434155433433454454567641
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