Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—this 16-day window for our patch is a tough one. Inchydoney is not firing at all. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with hardly a ripple worth mentioning for the first week.

The water is sitting at a balmy 65°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least a dip won’t be a shock to the system.

Right now, through Sunday the 19th, it’s tiny. We’re talking about 0.3ft to 0.7ft of swell from the south with a very long period around 20 seconds, but the combined energy is a paltry 12. It’s clean with a cross-off breeze, but there’s nothing to push you around on. Absolutely flat.

Monday the 20th is more of the same—0.3ft to 0.7ft, period dropping to 18 seconds. The morning stays clean, but Monday afternoon goes glassy. Again, it’s pretty, but not surfable.

Tuesday the 21st follows the same script: tiny, clean, glassy in the afternoon. No energy to speak of.

Wednesday the 22nd morning finally gives us a clean offshore breeze from the north at 12 mph, but the swell is still just 0.7ft. It’s a tease. The afternoon goes glassy again, but we’re still stuck with 0.3ft.

Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are a carbon copy—clean offshore mornings, tiny 0.7ft swell, and onshore winds in the afternoon. The combined energy barely cracks 20.

Saturday the 25th is clean in the morning, but the afternoon gets messy with a 16 mph cross-shore wind.

Now, Sunday the 26th is the first time we see a pulse. The morning brings a 4ft swell from the southwest, but the period is a short, choppy 6 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 106, which is moderate, but it’s a weak, windswell-style wave. It’s clean with a cross-off breeze, but for a setup like Inchydoney, which is a sheltered river mouth, this short-period swell isn’t going to wrap in well. It’s a bit too big for beginners and not great for anyone else. The afternoon drops to 3ft and 99 energy.

Monday the 27th, the swell drops back to 1ft to 3ft, and the period is a pathetic 4 to 6 seconds. There’s some energy on Monday afternoon (29) but it’s a messy west windswell.

Tuesday the 28th afternoon is the best of a bad bunch. We get a 3ft swell from the west with a 10-second period, and the combined energy hits 195. It’s clean with a cross-off breeze. This is the only real window of halfway decent surf, but it’s still a marginal beach break vibe. The period is just long enough to be interesting, but it’s no groundswell.

From Wednesday the 29th all the way through to Monday the 3rd of August, it’s back to tiny, weak, and often choppy. There’s a glassy morning on the 3rd, but the swell is 0.3ft to 0.7ft.

Honestly, there’s no standout. If you’re desperate, Tuesday the 28th afternoon is the only time you might find a knee-high wave that’s clean. Otherwise, it’s a long wait.

Rusty.

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