Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Right, let’s be straight with you – the next two weeks are a tough watch for decent waves. We’re looking at a long, quiet spell, so keep your expectations low.

From Monday 10th August right through to late in the month, it’s mostly tiny, weak, and messy. The first week is essentially a write-off. We’ve got a river mouth break – Inchydoney – but it’s always inconsistent and sheltered, and this forecast shows why. The water is sitting at 66°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a full 4°F above average, so at least the temps are nice for a float.

You’ll get a sniff of something on Wednesday afternoon 12th August with a bit of 3ft swell from the WSW, period of 9 seconds, and moderate energy (112). But it’s onshore wind and choppy, so it’s not going to be any good for a proper session. There’s a clean window on Friday 14th August morning with a light cross-offshore breeze and 2ft from the WSW (45 energy), but it’s too small to get excited about. The same goes for Saturday 15th morning.

The only real standout, and I mean the *only* one in this whole 16-day window, is Sunday 23rd August. In the morning, we see a pulse of 5ft swell from the SE, but with a short period of just 7 seconds and moderate-strong energy (334). The wind is light cross-shore, so it might be rideable if you’re hungry. By the afternoon, it bumps up to 6ft from the SE, period still 7 seconds, and energy climbs to 379. The wind turns moderate cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit choppy. For a river mouth, that short-period swell isn’t ideal – it needs longer-period groundswell to really line up – but 6ft is the biggest we see. It’s a bit too much for beginners though. This is the pick, but it’s still fairly average.

Even Thursday 20th August gives a glimmer – 1ft from the SSW with a fresh offshore wind in the morning (56 energy), but it’s tiny. For the rest of the time, we’ve got long gaps with barely a ripple. 0.3ft and 0.7ft days with glassy conditions on Sunday 16th and Monday 17th, but nothing to paddle for. The combined energy is mostly below 100, which is weak. It’s a grim outlook, but for a sheltered, inconsistent river mouth, this dry spell isn’t unusual. Sometimes you just gotta wait.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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