Surf Forecasts:
Inchydoney surf forecast from 7 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 13 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 7 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SW swell with 485 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 13 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Inchydoney this week:
The surf forecast for Inchydoney over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Inchydoney in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 7th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inchydoney over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | W 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 507 | 566 | 260 | 357 | 138 | 234 | 199 | 339 | 60 | 118 | 52 | 103 | 39 | 18 | 63 | 46 | 25 | 14 | 79 | 42 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27AM2.75m | 10:55PM2.80m | 11:22AM2.71m | 11:52PM2.78m | 12:23PM2.73m | 00:55AM2.83m | 1:27PM2.82m | 1:58AM2.93m | 2:29PM2.97m | 2:58AM3.09m | 3:27PM3.16m | 3:55AM3.26m | 4:21PM3.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.89m | 5:27AM0.93m | 5:51PM0.91m | 6:26AM0.90m | 6:51PM0.87m | 7:26AM0.83m | 7:52PM0.77m | 8:25AM0.70m | 8:52PM0.63m | 9:22AM0.55m | 9:49PM0.46m | 10:16AM0.39m | 10:44PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 |
mm | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | WSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 153 | 357 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 79 | 42 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 21 | S 10 | S 12 | SW 6 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | W 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 260 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 12 | — | — | W 16 | SW 17 | S 11 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 3 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 2 | — |
| kJ | 507 | 566 | — | 7 | 138 | 234 | 199 | 339 | 60 | 118 | 52 | 103 | — | 18 | 63 | 46 | 25 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 297 | 64 | 64 | 428 | 64 | 555 | 491 | 299 | 505 | 539 | 93 | 102 | 102 | 18 | 113 | 113 | 18 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
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