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Inch Strand surf break

Inch Strand surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 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
10.7° 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 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
0.6
WSW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)101014131213131212141114141313101111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90113298488356792653593574951881060000345785886289582790
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
3.53
7:37PM
3.48
8:05AM
3.31
8:27PM
3.28
9:02AM
3.05
9:25PM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
0.15
1:39AM
0.17
2:01PM
0.41
2:31AM
0.39
2:54PM
0.70
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:33-------6:31-------6:28------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:46-------8:47--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C779121413108781011111010108891111111010
Feels °C (?)4458109753343322200132335
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