Surf Forecasts:
Inchydoney surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period, SSW swell with 42 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Inchydoney this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Inchydoney in the next 16 days are 0.3m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 16th Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inchydoney over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer. I’m not gonna lie to ya, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper session. We’ve got a long, quiet period ahead.
The water temperature here at Inchydoney is sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than you’d normally expect for this time of year, so that’s a small comfort if you’re just getting wet.
We start off with a real flat spell. From Thursday the 16th right through to Sunday the 26th of July, it’s barely a ripple. The swell is tiny, mostly 0.3ft to 1ft, and the combined wave energy is weak, barely getting into double digits (54 at its best). The wind is often offshore or clean, but with waves that small, it’s a total non-starter. It’s just not worth paddling out for.
Then, around Sunday the 26th afternoon, we see a bit of a pulse. The swell bumps up to 2ft from the WSW, but the period drops right off to a super short 4 seconds, and the wind is cross-shore at 15 mph, making it a messy, lumpy affair. The combined energy is still only 26, so it’s weak. The following Monday morning the 27th is actually glassy, with a 1ft WSW swell, but again, the period is a paltry 4 seconds. It’s clean but gutless. The wind picks up again that afternoon, and it stays cross-on and choppy into Tuesday and Wednesday.
By Wednesday the 29th, we get the biggest swell of the whole period at 3ft from the SW, with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 64, which is still moderate at best. But the wind is howling from the W at 18 to 25 mph, creating a lumpy cross-chop. That’s not a surfer’s wave; that’s kite-surfing conditions if you’re into that sort of thing. The rest of the window into the end of the month and early August is just more of the same: tiny, weak, and wind-affected.
Honestly, the standout, if you can call it that, is the glassy Monday morning on the 27th of July. It’s the cleanest it will be, but the swell is just too small and weak to get excited about. There’s nothing here that’s worth a dedicated trip. It’s a write-off for the next two weeks, I’m afraid.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | off | off | on | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:32PM3.73m | 7:53AM3.58m | 8:18PM3.66m | 8:39AM3.49m | 9:04PM3.51m | 9:25AM3.33m | 9:50PM3.30m | 10:12AM3.14m | 10:38PM3.06m | 11:01AM2.93m | 11:29PM2.83m | 11:56AM2.74m | 00:28AM2.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.09m | 2:19PM0.07m | 2:47AM0.18m | 3:05PM0.18m | 3:32AM0.33m | 3:51PM0.35m | 4:17AM0.52m | 4:38PM0.56m | 5:04AM0.71m | 5:28PM0.77m | 5:55AM0.89m | 6:24PM0.94m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | E 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 12 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | E 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | W 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 13 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 4 | E 4 | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 | S 21 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 13 | E 3 | SE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | SSW 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | NE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 6 | — | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 48 | 43 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 45 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 10 | 18 | 1688 | 123 | 112 | 624 | 105 | 112 | 10 | 112 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 279 | 616 | 724 | 759 | 413 |
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