Inch Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.12° N 9.96° W

Inch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inch Strand sea temperature is
18.1° C
2.0° 

Inch Strand 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 Strand today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 3AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
10
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.1
SW
10
1.1
W
8
0.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
419
440
367
353
348
531
575
510
490
407
416
391
327
289
243
264
210
199
140
108
4
148
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:01AM3.37m
5:15PM3.63m
5:47AM3.52m
5:59PM3.75m
6:30AM3.57m
6:41PM3.77m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.13m
10:57AM0.29m
11:26PM-0.06m
11:41AM0.17m
00:09AM-0.15m
12:22PM0.13m
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6:16
6:18
6:20
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9:10
9:08
9:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
21
23
22
20
19
19
19
20
22
22
19
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
18
20
22
24
23
21
20
21
20
21
22
21
20
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
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