
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inch (Whitegate) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 6AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Inch (Whitegate). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 64 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 110 | 132 | 98 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:05AM4.14m | 9:29PM4.01m | 9:52AM4.03m | 10:18PM3.87m | 10:45AM3.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.85m | 3:31PM0.82m | 3:50AM0.90m | 4:16PM0.93m | 4:37AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 7 | S 18 | S 18 | W 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 16 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | S 11 | W 10 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | W 10 | SW 12 | — | S 15 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 20 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 110 | 132 | 98 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 240 | 33 | 225 | 130 | 393 | 354 | 456 | 466 | 12 | 466 | 471 | 810 | 527 | 456 | 354 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 393 | 130 | 395 | 130 | 130 |
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