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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW 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 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| 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 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 329 | 385 | 573 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 75 | 74 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 481 | 54 | 53 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:06AM3.03m | 9:22PM2.93m | 9:48AM2.80m | 10:09PM2.65m | 10:37AM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.70m | 3:22AM0.76m | 3:45PM0.94m | 4:08AM1.04m | 4:43PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 26 | 27 | 573 | 755 | 1075 | 29 | 75 | 74 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 22 | 21 | 923 | 481 | 343 | 260 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 54 | 35 | 27 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 7 | N 7 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 54 | 53 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 306 | 329 | 385 | 310 | — | — | 1485 | 1331 | 1234 | 1181 | 1255 | 1499 | 1772 | 1699 | 1670 | 1722 | 1845 | 2074 | 1207 | 1245 | 792 | 632 | 412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 378 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 386 | 394 | 245 | 402 | 399 | 402 | 283 | 286 | 354 | 181 | 351 | 95 | 184 | 184 | 95 |
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