Inch Strand surf break

Inch Strand surfForecast / Kerry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Inch Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Inch Strand at 7PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
W
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
76
49
49
49
48
46
69
66
65
65
65
65
64
63
57
55
54
21
25
21
21
20
20
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
35
NW
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:01PM2.77m
2:13AM2.92m
2:50PM3.01m
3:03AM3.13m
3:35PM3.25m
3:51AM3.33m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.80m
8:05PM0.93m
8:31AM0.57m
8:54PM0.68m
9:16AM0.35m
9:39PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:24
9:27
3
5
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
6
5
5
4
3
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
55
76
47
46
49
48
46
69
66
65
65
65
65
64
63
57
55
54
21
25
16
388
371
281
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
5
31
49
49
5
5
5
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
21
21
21
20
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
32
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
1.6
N
9
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
Energy kJ
364
385
470
668
1089
1550
2705
4373
5780
5707
4834
4072
3466
2756
2655
2229
1801
1491
1363
1133
975
377
205
133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
672
701
788
650
649
649
672
681
831
1246
1241
995
680
680
480
480
608
608
107
649
401
393
107
75
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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