Surf Forecasts:
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 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
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18 | 17 | 30 | 130 | 290 | 289 | 253 | 182 | 149 | 120 | 95 | 72 | 75 | 67 | 141 | 167 | 184 | 251 | 308 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-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 | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
86 | 77 | 65 | 42 | 290 | 289 | 253 | 182 | 149 | 120 | 95 | 72 | 75 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 477 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | N 9 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | NNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 17 | N 7 | N 7 | S 11 |
18 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 18 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 7 | S 10 | S 11 | — |
4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | 4 | 30 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 67 | 141 | 167 | 184 | 251 | 308 | — | 579 | 755 | 949 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 250 | 245 | 184 | 107 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 245 | 18 | 586 | 176 | 107 | 107 | 18 | 1049 | 790 | 790 |
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