Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Inchydoney over the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you. This is a tough stretch. The river mouth at Inchydoney is a sheltered little setup, needing that perfect combo of a solid SW groundswell and clean winds to really fire. Looking at the 16-day window, we're mostly starved for size and battling onshore junk. There’s a big dry spell right at the start here, with nothing worth getting wet for until we hit the middle of next week.

The first real glimmer of hope, and honestly the standout of the whole period, shows up on Wednesday, the 19th of August. It's not huge, but it’s the best we've got. We’re looking at a 4ft swell from the WSW, and that's rolling in with a moderate offshore breeze from the NNW. The wind will be keeping things clean. That afternoon looks even better with a 4ft swell from the WSW, a period of 11 seconds, and still a clean cross-off breeze. It's a day for a log or a fish, not charging, but for this spot it’s the pick of the bunch.

Thursday the 20th has a clean morning with offshore wind, but the swell drops right down to 1ft. Not much there.

After that, we go into another quiet spell. There's a tiny moment on Saturday the 22nd of August in the afternoon – glassy conditions and a little 1ft groundswell. The description says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," so you could get a fun little knee-high wave if you're desperate, but don't expect much.

The end of the period gets bigger but messier. By Thursday the 27th of August, the swell pumps up to 6ft from the SW, and even 7ft that afternoon. But the wind is howling fresh cross-onshore, trashing the surface. That kind of size and power with that wind is just lumpy, bumpy, and messy – more of a kite-surfing session than a clean paddle. For the experts only, and even then, it's a battle. Friday the 28th cleans up a bit with a 5ft swell and cross-off wind, but it's still a far cry from perfect.

So, to wrap it up: mark your calendar for Wednesday the 19th of August. It's the only day that has a real pulse. The rest of the window is either flat, blown out, or a combination of both. It's a typical late-summer lull for this stretch of coast. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, you might want to wax up the longboard and just wait for that one clean session.

Rusty.

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