Inch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 52.12° N 9.96° W

Issued: 6 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inch Strand sea temperature is

18.7° 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 (19 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (19 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Evening (19 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 19			Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	WSW 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	8	8	41	40	61	58	57	57	56	50	49	48	48	47	46	28	28	28	28
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:19PM3.23m				9:53AM2.99m					10:07PM2.97m				10:42AM2.80m
Low Tide	2:57PM0.58m				3:28AM0.46m				3:46PM0.78m					4:16AM0.71m				4:40PM0.97m


	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	9:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:46	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	16	15	13	15	17	16	15	14	14	13	12	13	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	14	14	14	15	14	11	13	15	14	13	13	13	12	10	11	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	NNW 6	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9
kJ	28	27	41	40	61	58	57	57	56	50	49	48	48	47	46	28	28	28	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 11	WSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	NNW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	5	7	7	14	61	6	2	2	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	25	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	S 12	W 7	S 11	SW 16	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	8	8	7	6	6	14	12	12	2	2	2	3	1	3	11	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	96	86	81	64	—	58	45	40	49	42	43	52	54	52	41	43	55	49	59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Ballinskelligs Bay Kerry	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)	Lahinch Strand Clare	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Praa Sands Cornwall (South)	Praa Sands Cornwall (South)	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	90	90	90	5	0	0	0	35	374	100	0	0	0	0	34	34	391	391	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry				Ballybunion	Inch Reefs	Inch Reefs	Inch Reefs	Derrynane			Inch Reefs	Inch Reefs	Inch Reefs	Ballybunion	St Finan's Bay	Coumeenole			Ballybunion
Rating (10 max)				1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Dooega Mayo and Achill Island	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Inch Reefs Kerry	Lahinch Strand Clare		Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Dooagh Mayo and Achill Island	St Finan's Bay Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry			Ballybunion Kerry
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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