Inchydoney Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking for our little corner of the coast. Honestly, looking at the next couple of weeks, it’s a bit of a flat spell punctuated by some pretty wild conditions, but not much to get truly excited about.

First up, we’ve got Inchydoney. The water's sitting at about 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that's a nice little bonus if you’re thinking of a paddle.

The week starts off pretty meager. On Sunday the 23rd, there’s a small 1ft SSW swell with a period of 14 seconds, but it comes with a cross-off shore wind. The combined swell energy is pretty low (82). It’s clean, but very ordinary. Monday the 24th is much the same story—tiny swell and poor conditions. The whole first week looks like a write-off. We get a couple of days with no real recommendations at all, just tiny bumps.

We do see a pulse of energy on Friday the 28th. Morning brings a 5ft W swell, period of 7 seconds, and a cross-off wind. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 337. It's described as "surfable but very ordinary," so while it’s the best of a bad bunch, it’s nothing to write home about. That energy fades quickly into strong, messy winds over the weekend.

Then we hit a proper gap. From the end of August right through the first few days of September, there's very little to talk about. The swell drops to almost nothing, and any energy that pops up is accompanied by poor conditions. The 1st and 2nd of September are tiny, with periods up to 18 seconds indicating a groundswell, but with hardly any height, it’s just not happening.

Now, if you're looking for something on the horizon, you have to wait until Friday the 4th of September. That morning shows a promising spike: a 5ft WSW swell with a period of 9 seconds and a very high combined energy of 742, which is strong. The wind is light and cross-shore, leading to some clean-ish conditions. It’s still just a "marginal" call, but that’s the standout of the whole run.

After that, the energy stays high, but the wind turns ugly. Into the 6th and 7th of September, we see swell climbing to 7ft and even 10ft, with some serious energy numbers in the thousands (1824 on the 7th). But the wind is howling from the WSW and W, this is going to be blown-out, messy, and honestly, the 10ft swell with that kind of wind is going to be a washing machine. That’s strictly for the big-wave crew, and even then, it won’t be pretty.

So here’s the bottom line: the best and most reliable window is the morning of Friday the 4th of September. It’s a long way out, but that’s the only real glimmer of proper, punchy swell with manageable wind. For the rest, keep your expectations low.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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