Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ll switch over to feet, miles, and Fahrenheit for you now.

Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Inchydoney over the next couple of weeks. I won’t beat around the bush – it’s been a pretty quiet, frustrating run of surf here, and for the most part, things stay that way. There is one day that might just make it all worth while, but you’ll need some patience.

Right now, and for the coming days, we’re stuck in a rut. Inchydoney is a sheltered river-mouth break, picking up SW swells best, and we’ve got a lot of cross-onshore and lumpy wind. Monday the 14th is small and choppy, just 2ft of weak 5-second wind swell (61 combined energy). That’s a write-off. The rest of the first week is a story of small swell and messy wind. On Tuesday the 15th, there’s a bit of a cleaner look with cross-offshore wind and 3ft to 4ft waves, but the energy is still nothing to get excited about (106 and 196 combined energy). Wednesday the 16th drops away completely to 1ft.

It just keeps going like that through to Saturday the 21st: mostly small, weak, and choppy. The swell is there one day, gone the next, and the wind is never quite right for a long clean session. Water temperature is pretty standard for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary for Inchydoney.

Now, after a long gap of nothing much, here’s the one that stands out. Sunday the 27th of September. The morning brings a solid 8ft SW groundswell, with a period of 10 seconds stretching out and giving it real punch – the combined energy hitting a whopping 1343 (strong energy). That’s the biggest number we’ve seen in the whole outlook. The wind is light from the SW, only 6 mph, crossing onshore but with just small ripples – it’s about as clean as you’ll get for a swell this size. This is genuine, powerful surfing. The catch? At 8ft, this is for experienced surfers only. Beginners should sit this one out. The bar is going to be moving, and it will be a challenge. Swell direction is right out of the SW – which is exactly the optimum direction for this break. The only real downside is that it’s over a week away, so take it as a promising but less certain call.

Before that, and after Sunday, it’s back to frustration. Monday the 28th drops back to 3ft and the energy drops off a cliff. The final day, Tuesday the 29th, is back to mess.

So, the best of the lot: that Sunday 27th September morning. It’s the only session that really breaks out of the poor zone. The rest? Honestly, not much to write home about for a paddle surfer. On the small, windy days a beach setup like this looks more interesting for kite gear than a surfboard.

Keep your hopes pinned on that Sunday.

Rusty.

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