Inch Strand surf break

Inch Strand surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 IST
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Inch Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inch Strand sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
409
333
281
203
162
135
129
86
82
80
78
64
90
92
84
51
59
50
42
60
59
45
46
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55PM2.77m
12:54PM2.65m
1:14AM2.81m
2:06PM2.78m
2:20AM2.94m
3:01PM2.94m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.85m
7:03PM1.09m
7:47AM0.74m
8:12PM0.94m
8:43AM0.59m
9:03PM0.77m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:20
6:18
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8:53
8:54
8:57
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
15
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
11
11
10
10
12
13
14
12
11
9
10
10
12
14
13
13
12
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
423
409
333
281
203
162
135
129
86
82
80
78
64
90
92
84
51
59
50
42
60
59
45
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.1
S
11
0.4
SW
8
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
7
17
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
10
33
35
24
12
3
14
11
11
29
21
35
32
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
13
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
8
0.3
W
11
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
W
16
Energy kJ
5
2
1
1
1
1
6
5
5
5
5
1
3
2
5
22
15
15
14
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
7
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
8
31
2
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
5
75
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
341
3
3
0
34
34
17
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
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