Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inch Strand today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Inch Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 88 | 153 | 211 | 272 | 329 | 385 | 547 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 74 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 64 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40PM3.22m | 9:06AM3.03m | 9:22PM2.93m | 9:48AM2.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.48m | 2:42AM0.47m | 3:00PM0.70m | 3:22AM0.76m | 3:45PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 74 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 64 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 11 | N 7 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 88 | 153 | 211 | 272 | 329 | 385 | 547 | 739 | 1088 | 1695 | 1555 | 1652 | 1736 | 2122 | 2383 | 1924 | 1593 | 1470 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 402 | 18 | 562 | 176 | 127 | 378 | 810 | 790 | 788 | 245 | 365 | 407 | 399 | 411 | 399 | 402 | 411 | 378 |
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