Inch Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 52.12° N 9.96° W

Issued: 6 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inch Strand sea temperature is

17.1° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (10 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 8	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 7	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 21	SW 21	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	210	181	140	79	54	37	26	12	12	5	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	18	18	9	9
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE
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	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide					1:31PM2.86m				2:03AM2.86m				2:38PM3.01m				3:12AM3.02m				3:40PM3.20m
Low Tide			7:04AM0.79m				7:44PM0.82m				8:15AM0.70m				8:52PM0.62m				9:18AM0.56m				9:52PM0.38m


	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33
	—	—	—	—	—	9:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:57	—	9:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	19	19	17	17	17	16	16	18	22	23	23	21	20	18	18	22	26	27	26	23	20
Feels °C	15	15	17	19	19	17	17	17	16	16	17	21	22	23	22	21	18	19	22	25	25	25	23	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	NNW 6	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	WNW 7
kJ	210	181	202	218	209	205	197	189	60	146	146	113	111	82	76	64	66	47	34	23	22	15	14	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 8	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WNW 9	NNW 6	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	NW 7	WNW 7	SW 15
kJ	135	173	140	79	54	37	26	12	146	60	12	12	12	12	11	58	58	34	32	22	21	14	10	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 11	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 8	WSW 7	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 21	SW 21	SW 16	W 8
kJ	3	12	12	5	12	10	10	10	12	5	2	2	2	2	—	10	10	10	10	10	18	18	9	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NE 2	NE 2	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	E 3	ESE 3	—	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	3	13	24	44	69	1	1	58	54	64	67	58	—	—	1	1	—	3	1	3	20
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	3	100	5	5	5	5	5	5	27	5	20	19	19	17	148	34	42	728	658
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2		2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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