Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Inchydoney.

Truth be told, it’s a pretty bleak picture for the next two weeks. The swell is tiny and the wind is all over the shop for most of it. Inchydoney is a sheltered river mouth that needs a decent swell from the southwest to do its thing, and we’re just not getting it. The combined energy is weak, barely hitting double figures or just creeping into the low triple digits (31 to 135), which tells you there’s nothing with any punch behind it. The water temp is sitting at 60°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze waiting for a set that never comes.

We’ve got a solid 10-day gap with no surf worth mentioning. From the 4th of July right through to around the 13th, you’re looking at ankle-snappers and knee-high wobble. The odd morning might see a bit of glass or offshore wind—like Wednesday the 8th morning with a glassy calm from the ESE, or Friday the 10th morning with a light offshore—but the swell is just 0.7ft to 1ft. It’s not enough to push through.

Even around the 12th and 13th, the swell starts to get a bit of period to it (16-19 seconds) and the cross-off wind is clean, but the wave heights are still only 0.7ft to 1ft. The energy does climb a bit on the 14th with a moderate 135 reading, but the wind swings cross and lumpy, so it’s messy. All of it is poor surf conditions.

The only sniff of something half-rideable comes at the very tail end, on Sunday the 19th. The morning shows a tiny 1ft SE swell with a short 7-second period, but with a cross-off breeze it’ll be clean. The afternoon picks up a bit more size to 3ft, but the period drops to 6 seconds and it’s cross-shore chop. It’s still poor surf conditions across the board, so even that is a real stretch to call a session.

Honestly, if you’re desperate and the wind is clean on one of those glassy mornings, you might get a few ankle-high dribblers on a longboard, but there’s no standout in this forecast. I’d be leaving the board at home for a while. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye out, but for now, it’s a flat spell.

Rusty.

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