Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s talk Inchydoney. It’s a rough 16-day forecast, I won’t sugarcoat it. There’s a long dry spell before we see anything worth paddling for.

From Saturday the 4th through Thursday the 9th, it’s dead. The swell is tiny, mostly 0.6ft to 3ft, and the combined energy is weak, barely hitting 88. Winds are cross or onshore, making it choppy and messy. There’s a glassy moment on Thursday the 9th morning, but with a 0.6ft west swell at 9 seconds, you’re not catching anything. A long break with no surf.

Finally, on Friday the 10th, we get a window. The morning is clean with a northwesterly cross-off breeze at 12 mph, but the swell is only 1ft from the WSW at 8 seconds. Energy is a weak 39. The afternoon is where it’s at: offshore north wind at 12 mph, a 3ft west swell, 8-second period, and combined energy jumps to 115 (moderate). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. That’s your best shot in the whole outlook.

From Saturday the 11th to Sunday the 19th, we see clean conditions on and off, especially the 11th and 12th with offshore winds, but the swell stays tiny—0.3ft to 1ft. There are long-period swells (17 to 21 seconds) from the SSW, but they’re just ripples. On Tuesday the 14th, energy hits 142 (moderate) with a 1ft SSW swell at 18 seconds, but it’s still small. Clean, but flat.

Inchydoney is an inconsistent, sheltered river break, and this forecast shows why. The best swell direction is from the SW, and we get some of that, but it lacks size and power. Crowds are around sometimes, but you won’t need to worry about that. Water temp is about 60°F, pretty average for the season.

The standout is Friday afternoon the 10th at Inchydoney. 3ft from the west, clean offshore wind, moderate energy at 115. That’s the one to aim for. Everything else is flat or mediocre. A quiet run, but that’s how it goes here sometimes.

Keep an eye on it—things can change.

Rusty.

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