Surf Forecasts:
Inchydoney surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period, WSW swell with 26 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Inchydoney this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Inchydoney in the next 16 days are 0.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inchydoney over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking you straight in the eye – the next couple of weeks at Inchydoney are a proper challenge. We’ve got a long, dry spell of nothing worth paddling out for. Honestly, from now until the end of July, the surf is flat or junk. We're talkin' tiny 0.7 ft slop, short period windswell, and messy cross or onshore winds almost every session. The water temp is sitting at 65°F, which is a massive 4°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that's very unusual, feels like a warm bath. But it's not enough to save the surf. The combined swell energy is mostly in the weak double digits (11–39), so there's just no power. The only exception is Friday the 31st of July, when a 5 ft SW swell with a period of 10 seconds shows up, and combined energy hits 387 (moderate). The problem? It’s accompanied by 16 mph cross-onshore winds and the "poor surf conditions" tag. That's a miss.
Now, after that rough patch, August rolls in with a glimmer of hope. On Sunday the 2nd of August – that’s a week from next Sunday – we finally get a decent setup. The morning looks good with a 4 ft swell from the SW, a period of 7 seconds, and glassy wind (ENE at 3 mph). The combined energy is 169, that’s moderate energy. The surf report even calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". This is the only standout of the entire outlook. For a river mouth break that’s inconsistent and sheltered, to see it go glassy with a little waist-high+ swell is something. The wind is almost totally still, which is major: it’ll be clean. It’s not a classic groundswell – the period is under 8 seconds – but it’s the best option we’ve got. After that glassy window, the onshores return Sunday afternoon and the following week dissolves into lumpy cross-shore mess again.
Don’t hold your breath for the rest of the second week. There’s no second standout. Inchydoney remains largely inconsistent, so a blank run like this isn’t abnormal. If that Sunday window works for you, get out there early.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | W 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 24 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:56AM2.74m | 00:28AM2.64m | 1:00PM2.61m | 1:34AM2.54m | 2:09PM2.58m | 2:42AM2.54m | 3:13PM2.63m | 3:42AM2.63m | 4:08PM2.75m | 4:31AM2.77m | 4:54PM2.91m | 5:14AM2.92m | 5:35PM3.06m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.94m | 6:52AM1.02m | 7:27PM1.05m | 7:57AM1.08m | 8:34PM1.07m | 9:02AM1.05m | 9:37PM1.01m | 10:00AM0.95m | 10:30PM0.89m | 10:49AM0.81m | 11:15PM0.75m | 11:32AM0.65m | 11:55PM0.61m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 15 | E 4 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 8 | — | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 6 | SW 12 | S 16 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 1 | — | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 9 | — | W 8 | E 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | S 6 | — | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | — | W 8 | S 14 | W 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | SW 2 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | NW 3 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 413 | 112 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 297 | 908 | 111 | 102 | 102 | 419 | 427 | 326 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 284 | 102 | 111 |
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