
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inch Strand today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 3AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Inch Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, near gales from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 13 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1893 | 1922 | 1616 | 1299 | 223 | 2344 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2151 | 6 | 6 | 4130 | 3811 | 3305 | 2839 | 2622 | 2440 | 1966 | 1603 | 287 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:38AM2.29m | 12:58PM2.47m | 1:48AM2.46m | 1:59PM2.66m | 2:37AM2.69m | 2:45PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM1.37m | 7:36PM1.10m | 7:54AM1.20m | 8:25PM0.87m | 8:40AM0.97m | 9:03PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 13 | S 18 | WNW 13 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 9 |
1893 | 1922 | 1616 | 1299 | 1104 | 330 | 54 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2646 | 4483 | 6 | 4130 | 20 | 3305 | 2839 | 2622 | 2440 | 1966 | 1603 | 287 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 7 | S 16 | N 7 | SSE 4 | S 16 | S 11 |
2 | 2 | — | — | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 13 | — | WNW 13 | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | N 5 | NW 9 |
— | — | 34 | 163 | 109 | 2344 | 6095 | 9195 | 8259 | 6863 | 6042 | 5157 | 2151 | — | 4411 | — | 3811 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 93 | 3020 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 283 | 279 | 240 | 177 | 120 | 240 | 278 | 387 | 364 | 540 | 637 | 245 | 136 | 136 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 177 | 260 |
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