Inch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 52.12° N 9.96° W

Issued: 12 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inch Strand sea temperature is

17.8° C

Inch Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Inch Strand today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	WSW 9	WNW 10	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 8	WSW 8	WSW 7	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	320	313	311	306	264	215	210	181	140	79	250	37	25	14	12	5	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		12:23PM2.78m				00:49AM2.78m					1:31PM2.86m				2:03AM2.86m				2:38PM3.01m				3:12AM3.02m
Low Tide				6:30PM0.95m					7:04AM0.79m				7:44PM0.82m				8:15AM0.70m				8:52PM0.62m


	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—
	—	—	—	9:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:58	—	—	—	9:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	18	17	16	15	15	17	18	19	17	17	16	16	15	18	21	23	22	21	19	17	16
Feels °C	19	19	19	18	17	16	15	15	16	17	19	16	17	16	16	14	17	19	22	22	22	20	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 6	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	N 6	N 7	N 6
kJ	320	313	311	306	264	215	210	181	202	218	250	205	197	189	146	62	143	113	88	82	59	68	70	49
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 8	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 8	WSW 8	WNW 9	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	6	6	6	6	17	57	135	173	140	79	54	37	25	14	12	146	12	12	12	12	11	58	44	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	SW 18	SW 18	W 14	SW 12	S 12	S 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 11	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	WSW 7	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	1	12	12	4	6	3	3	12	12	5	12	10	10	10	11	5	2	2	2	2	—	10	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 3	—	—	NNE 2	—	—	NNW 3	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	N 6	NE 3	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	ENE 3	NE 3	ENE 3
kJ	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	3	12	19	38	69	76	3	71	71	60	89	74	1	2	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inch Strand Kerry	Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Lahinch Strand Clare	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Stoney Gap (Brandon Bay) Kerry	Stoney Gap (Brandon Bay) Kerry
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	17	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	100	5	5	5	5	34	5	34	34	34	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2		2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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