Inch Strand surf break

Inch Strand surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 IST
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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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
146
116
116
118
128
135
133
90
94
67
50
31
17
16
21
31
22
14
8
5
4
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SW
0
E
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:56PM3.29m
5:10AM3.28m
5:28PM3.32m
5:44AM3.27m
6:00PM3.30m
6:18AM3.21m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.32m
10:55PM0.39m
11:10AM0.31m
11:28PM0.34m
11:41AM0.35m
00:00AM0.35m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
6:07
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9:01
9:04
9:05
9:07
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
6
7
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
12
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
1370
1210
1110
946
862
760
637
536
464
456
347
278
273
311
334
322
265
270
355
348
335
322
341
369
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
16
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
149
146
116
116
118
128
135
133
90
94
67
50
31
17
16
8
7
3
5
8
5
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
14
17
15
5
2
6
6
6
6
5
5
10
10
5
5
3
4
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
11
6
93
12
9
33
17
12
10
2
2
3
3
6
15
21
31
22
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
13
17
5
5
5
5
5
17
17
21
30
17
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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