Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the line for Inchydoney. To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands, with hardly any windows for a decent paddle. Let’s break it down.

Right now, and for the first few days, it’s a no-go. Wednesday and Thursday are a write-off with onshore winds and junk. On Friday the 11th, there’s a tiny glimmer early. Morning looks glassy, with a small 2ft swell from the WSW, period around 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak (89). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. Still, clean conditions are hard to beat when everything else is blown out, so if you’re desperate, that’s your best shot this week.

We get a jump in size on the 10th, with Thursday seeing 7ft to 8ft of SW/WSW swell and moderate to strong wave energy (520 to 1554). But the wind is cross to cross-on and lumpy, so it’s a messy, blown-out mess. That’s not for paddle surfing; that looks more interesting for kite surfing than a clean wave.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a total washout. Saturday the 12th through to the 24th of September is just one poor forecast after another. We’re talking mostly small surf, under 3ft, with onshore or cross-shore winds, and choppy conditions. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Tuesday the 15th where the wind swings NNW, giving us a clean look at a 4ft WSW swell, but the energy is only moderate (178). It’s a “surfable but very ordinary” call. Not a standout by any stretch.

Honestly, there’s no true standout here. The only real mention is Friday morning, the 11th, for a tiny, clean window. Crowds are possible at Inchydoney, so if you’re out there on that Friday, you might have some company in the water.

That’s the story. A long, frustrating gap of poor conditions stretching out over a week and a half. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, you just gotta wait it out.

Rusty.

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