Surf Forecasts:
Inchydoney surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period, SSW swell with 292 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Inchydoney this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Inchydoney in the next 16 days are 1.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inchydoney over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's get real about what we've got on the table for Inchydoney. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it for you. Looking at the whole 16-day window, it's a tough stretch. We've got a long, dry gap here because the first few days are just not worth paddling out for.
The water temp is sitting at a balmy 66°, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year – a solid 5° above average. That's a weird one, almost feels like bath water for the West Coast.
Right, from Saturday the 25th of July, it's grim. We've got a tiny 3 ft swell from the WSW with a short, poxy 4-second period. The combined energy is a feeble 42, cross-shore wind, and it's just a mess of chop. Sunday and Monday are the same story – tiny waves, poor conditions. That energy drops to single digits at times; it's basically flat.
Then a glimmer. On Tuesday the 28th of July, Tuesday afternoon, we see a 0.3 ft swell but with a 12-second period. That's a long period for a puddle, but still too small. The pattern of tiny, weak swell persists for days. We get a bit of a bump on Friday the 31st of July afternoon – 4 ft from the SSW, still only a 5-second period, but the energy jumps to 105 (moderate). The wind is cross-on though, so it'll be messy.
The only time I’d even bother getting the car wet is Sunday morning, the 2nd of August. The swell is 3 ft from the W with an 8-second period, and the combined energy hits 122. It's not massive, but the wind finally swings NW, giving us a clean, cross-off breeze. The report says "clean" and "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." That's as good as it gets in this run. For Inchydoney, a sheltered river mouth that needs a good SW groundswell, we're just not getting the juice or the right wind alignment. The raw conditions are poor to ordinary for the whole 16 days, so don't expect any standouts.
If it stays this small and choppy, the setup might actually look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on a few of those windier days. But for us? It's a blank run. A very normal situation for this area when the swell windows don't line up.
Stay tuned, forecasts can flip. Until then, keep the wax dry.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
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 kJ | 21 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 102 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:42AM2.63m | 4:08PM2.75m | 4:31AM2.77m | 4:54PM2.91m | 5:14AM2.92m | 5:35PM3.06m | 5:52AM3.06m | 6:12PM3.19m | 6:28AM3.18m | 6:47PM3.30m | 7:02AM3.27m | 7:21PM3.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM1.01m | 10:00AM0.95m | 10:30PM0.89m | 10:49AM0.81m | 11:15PM0.75m | 11:32AM0.65m | 11:55PM0.61m | 12:10PM0.51m | 00:32AM0.49m | 12:47PM0.41m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:21PM0.34m | 1:41AM0.38m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | W 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | WSW 5 | S 3 | S 13 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 14 | — | S 11 | S 14 | W 9 | — | — | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | — | SE 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 26 | — | 1 | 102 | 292 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 505 | 739 | 468 | 18 | 102 | 102 | 113 | 111 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 126 | 18 | 468 | 64 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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