Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it's Rusty here. Let's look at what we've got coming down the line. I’ll be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are going to be a tough slog for us here at Inchydoney. We've got a long, quiet spell ahead before a late burst of proper winter energy toward the end of the month. Patience is going to be the key.

First up, we've got a frustrating run from today, the 14th of August, all the way through until the morning of Friday the 22nd. Basically a week and a half where there's nothing doing. The swell is tiny and the winds are all over the place, leaving us with what I'd call poor surf conditions day after day. You'll see a bit of clean water from the NNW wind on the 14th morning, but with only 2ft of weak 8-second swell, there's just no energy. It's the same story for days: small, weak waves. We do get a bit of hope on the morning of the 22nd - a little 1.3ft of SSW swell with a nice offshore NNE breeze making it glassy, but at that size, it’s barely a ripple.

We finally get something to talk about on Thursday the 27th. The morning shows a little bump up to 4ft of very short-period 5-second chop, but the real change comes in the afternoon. We see a jump to 10ft of SW swell with a 9-second period. The combined energy jumps strong, but the wind goes cross-shore, and the rating suggests some tricky conditions. It’s a bigger day, but still not a standout.

The main event is clearly Friday the 28th of August. This is the one to mark in your calendar if you're experienced. We’ve got a solid 11.5ft of WSW groundswell arriving with a proper 12-second period in the morning, and then 11 seconds in the afternoon. The combined swell energy is massive and powerful. The morning wind is a strong offshore from the north at 25 mph, which will be clean but absolute hell to paddle into. The afternoon is a bit more manageable with a 15 mph offshore. This is expert territory. It's heavy, it's powerful, and it will be surging through. For the average surfer, stay on the beach.

Saturday the 29th will be a comedown, but still a decent session. We get a more manageable 6ft of WSW swell in the morning with a moderate offshore breeze making for clean surface conditions. It’s a much more friendly size than the day before, but still a solid wave.

So, to wrap it up: a massive dry spell, then a huge, powerful swell for the experts on the 28th, and the best all-rounder day will be the morning of Saturday the 29th. Don't hold your breath for the quiet weeks, but when it arrives, it'll be worth the wait.

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