Inch Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.12° N 9.96° W

Inch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inch Strand sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
1.3
W
6
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
WSW
8
1.1
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
130
290
289
252
213
149
120
95
72
75
66
120
173
226
285
308
28
28
29
29
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49AM3.43m
8:01PM3.48m
8:27AM3.25m
8:40PM3.22m
9:06AM3.03m
9:22PM2.93m
Low Tide
1:41PM0.29m
2:05AM0.20m
2:20PM0.48m
2:42AM0.47m
3:00PM0.70m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
8:59
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
18
18
17
18
17
15
15
16
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
15
15
18
18
16
16
15
13
14
16
16
16
18
17
14
14
15
14
14
13
11
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