Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and I’ve got the lowdown on the surf for the next couple of weeks down at Inchydoney. It’s a bit of a quiet stretch, so let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, there’s nothing to get excited about. We’re looking at a long run of small, weak surf with poor conditions. The water temperature is sitting at 66° and that’s 4° warmer than usual, so it’s much warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a nice bonus, but the waves are not cooperating.

The first few days – from Thursday the 20th right through the weekend – there’s barely any swell to speak of, maybe 1 to 2 ft, and the wind is mostly offshore or cross-off, which keeps things clean, but the swell is just too small and weak. The combined wave energy is barely a whisper, with readings like 115 (moderate) on Thursday morning, but dropping to 61 and 93 on Friday, and then 108 on Saturday morning. It’s surfable but ordinary, and that’s being generous.

We get a bit of a bump around Monday the 24th, but it’s small and messy with fresh cross-shore winds up to 19 mph, and the energy stays low (around 108-121). On Tuesday the 25th afternoon, the swell picks up to 3 ft, but it’s short period (6 seconds) and comes with cross-shore wind and rain. Poor quality.

Then Wednesday the 26th brings the biggest swell of the whole stretch – 4 ft to 5 ft, straight from the south, with onshore winds. The combined energy hits 277 and 288, so there’s some power, but it’s messy and onshore. Not great for clean waves.

By Thursday and Friday (the 27th and 28th), the swell pops up again – Friday morning has 8 ft from the WSW, with a combined energy of 491, but the wind is cross-shore and strong. Friday afternoon shows 7 ft and 662 energy, but winds are still fresh. This is getting big enough to be expert territory, but with poor conditions, it’s really more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddling one.

After that, it drops off fast. The rest of the month and into September is tiny – 0.7 ft to 2 ft, weak energy, and mostly clean but flat. September 1st has a long period (18 seconds) but only 0.7 ft and 1.0 ft, so it’s just a tease. The 2nd of September shows a little bit of life – 1.0 ft, 16 seconds, offshore wind, and 114 energy – but it’s still very small.

Honestly, there’s no standout day here. The best of a bad bunch is maybe Friday the 28th in the afternoon if you’re an expert and don’t mind strong cross-off winds and a 7 ft WSW swell, but it’s not clean and it’s more of a power session. For the rest of us, it’s a blank run. The forecast can change, and it’s not unusual for this area to go quiet, so keep an eye out, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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