Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inch (Whitegate) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Inch (Whitegate). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | SSW 12 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 38 | 22 | 31 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 27 | 153 | 58 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:27PM4.10m | 5:48AM4.18m | 6:10PM4.21m | 6:30AM4.27m | 6:52PM4.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.73m | 11:49PM0.68m | 12:14PM0.60m | 00:36AM0.59m | 1:00PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 |
20 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 38 | 22 | 31 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 27 | 48 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 5 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | S 11 | — | — |
6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 22 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | E 4 | S 12 | W 8 | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 42 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 153 | 58 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 149 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 70 | 73 | 84 | 73 | 0 | 259 | 0 | 35 | 142 | 142 | 139 | 138 |
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