Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here with a look at the next couple of weeks at Inchydoney. I gotta be straight with you: it’s not looking like a classic run for this spot. We’ve got a long wait for anything that’s really worth paddling out for. The first proper taste is on Friday morning the 11th, but even then it’s small.

Friday morning the 11th is where you want to be if you’re desperate for a paddle. The river mouth at Inchydoney will have small 3ft swell from the SW. The magic word here is "glass" – completely clean conditions with light winds. The energy is weak (123), so it’s more about the peace and quiet than any real power. It’s a beginner-friendly wave, but inconsistent, so don’t expect a wave every set. If you want a clean little longboard, that’s your window. That afternoon gets blown out by a 12 mph cross-onshore.

Saturday the 12th is a write-off with strong winds and messy, lumpy surf. Sunday morning the 13th offers another shot of glassy conditions, with the swell dropping to 3ft from the WSW. The combined energy is still weak (139), but you’ll get a clean little wave on a log if you’re keen. The period is a long 10 seconds, so the sets will have a bit of shape to them, but they’ll be spaced out.

We then hit a long, dry spell. From Monday morning the 14th right through to Saturday the 19th, it’s mostly blown-out, weak, and messy. The swell energy is almost non-existent through the middle of the week, dropping into the low double digits. Not worth the effort.

We get a little flicker of hope on the morning of Saturday the 19th with a 6ft SW swell, but the fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind makes it look more like a kite-surfing session than a paddling one. That afternoon gets a bit smaller but still sloppy.

Sunday morning the 20th brings another clean window – 3ft from the WSW with light, clean winds and a combined energy of 97. It’s surfable but ordinary, just a small, clean wave for the patient surfer.

The end of the outlook on the 23rd of September shows a pulse of bigger swell – 6ft from the W, with moderate energy (611) – but it’s buried under a moderate cross-onshore wind making it choppy and poor. The rest of that week is low-quality and small.

So the call: Friday morning the 11th and Sunday morning the 13th are your best windows for clean, small waves. Don’t expect much else. Keep an eye on the charts, because it tends not to stay this flat forever.

Rusty, signing off.

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