Inch Strand surf break

Inch Strand surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 17s 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 (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
W
10
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
579
569
472
433
351
345
291
286
202
158
108
106
130
130
108
90
95
91
90
55
62
60
41
35
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
5
S
5
E
5
SE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:22PM3.22m
4:34AM3.25m
4:56PM3.29m
5:10AM3.28m
5:28PM3.32m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.37m
10:22PM0.48m
10:38AM0.32m
10:55PM0.39m
11:10AM0.31m
11:28PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
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9:00
9:01
9:04
9:05
5
2
Temp °C
9
7
10
14
17
15
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
15
15
14
12
12
7
4
6
9
12
11
8
7
6
4
6
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
13
12
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
WNW
17
1.7
WNW
16
1.9
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
15
2
WNW
15
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
579
569
472
1056
1506
1811
1856
1762
1648
1389
1370
1210
1005
946
772
679
591
480
414
407
309
288
278
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.3
WNW
20
0.9
WNW
18
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
8
76
464
433
351
345
291
286
202
158
108
106
130
130
108
90
95
91
90
55
51
33
31
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
N
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
NNE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
27
26
2
10
17
33
33
79
12
31
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
NE
3
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
19
18
86
18
7
11
16
6
206
148
29
4
5
5
5
30
62
60
41
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
4
2
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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