Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer down at Inchydoney for the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with ya – it's a pretty quiet stretch ahead.

We're looking at a solid run of small, weak surf for most of the period. The swell energy is in the low two-digits for the foreseeable future, like that 19 reading on Sunday morning, and it barely climbs. The water is sitting at 66°, which is 5° warmer than what you'd usually expect this time of year – that's a notable anomaly and a real treat for the skin.

For the first week and a half, don't get your hopes up. From Sunday the 16th all the way through to Monday the 24th, the waves are puny – we're talking 0.7ft to 1ft for most of it. The wind is often a cross breeze, which doesn't help the small stuff at all. The guidance says this is an inconsistent spot anyway, and it's living up to that reputation. The only slight glimmer comes late on Friday the 21st afternoon, where we see surfable but very ordinary conditions. It's clean with a gentle offshore breeze from the North, but the swell is still only 1ft and the energy is just 91. It's not worth a special trip.

Now, there is a bit of a pulse in the second week. We start to see some proper energy build around Thursday the 27th. The swell jumps to 6ft on the morning from the SSW, with a short period of 6 seconds, and the energy cranks up to 316. That's the most interesting it gets, but here's the catch – the wind is a strong cross-onshore from the Southwest, making for choppy conditions. It's still listed as poor for surfing. By Friday the 28th morning, the swell holds at 5ft with energy at 481, but again, cross-onshore wind and rain will make a mess of it.

For the absolute best on offer? It's a tough call. There's no true standout here. If you're desperate, the cleanest windows are the offshore mornings on Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st, but the swell size is tiny. That Friday afternoon I mentioned is the only time the forecast even hints at 'surfable'. The bigger swell late in the month has too much wind on it, and with that short period, it'll be lumpy and unattractive.

So overall, it's a lean two weeks. Put the board away and maybe check the forecast again in a few days.

Rusty.

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