Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about what’s on offer for the next sixteen days at Inchydoney. It’s a rough stretch, I’m not gonna lie. The river mouth here is sheltered from the SW, and that’s where all the swell is coming from. The wind is almost always in a bad spot, too. The first two weeks are basically a bust.

The first real chance of anything rideable is Monday, August 3rd. The morning has a 4ft SSW swell with a short 8-second period, but the wind is a cross-on 12 mph from the SE, making it choppy and ugly. The combined energy is moderate at 222, but it’s all messy. By the afternoon, the wind picks up to 19 mph onshore, and the swell hits 5ft with a 6-second period. That’s just blown-out junk. Not worth it.

Tuesday the 4th is the same story. The morning has a 4ft SSW swell, cross-on wind from the SW at 16 mph. The afternoon goes cross-shore with a lumpy chop, 5ft at 6 seconds. All poor.

Wednesday the 5th is a tease. The morning drops to 0.7ft of swell from the SSW, but with a very long 13-second period. The wind is a clean cross-off from the WNW at 19 mph. The energy is weak at 29. The afternoon has a tiny 3ft from the west with a terrible 4-second period. It’s clean, but there’s no power. Nothing to ride.

From Thursday the 6th all the way through to Tuesday, August 18th, the swell is tiny. We’re talking 0.7ft to 1ft most days, with a few small bumps. The water temperature is 66°F, which is about 4°F above normal for this time of year – much warmer than usual, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home, but you’ll be floating on glass.

There is one moment on Saturday afternoon, August 8th, where a 3ft SW swell with an 8-second period shows up. The combined energy hits 139, so there’s a bit of push. But the wind is cross-on from the SW at 13 mph, making it choppy. It’s the only thing close to a wave in the whole first week, but it’s still poor.

The second week is a total flat spell. From the 10th to the 18th, we see 0.3ft to 1ft of swell, mostly from the SW and WSW. The wind is light to moderate, sometimes clean, but with zero swell, it doesn’t matter. The combined energy is in the single digits or low teens. There’s one spike on the 18th afternoon with a 4ft SW swell, but it’s a 5-second period and a 19 mph cross-shore wind. Just a choppy, short-period mess.

So, the honest truth? There’s no standout session in this 16-day window. The best thing I can say is the water is warm, but the surf is flat. For a break that’s already inconsistent, this is a long, dry spell. If you’re a kite surfer, the afternoons with cross-shore winds and some chop might be fun, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a hard pass. The forecasts can change, but right now, this is a tough one.

Rusty.

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