Surf Forecasts:
Inishcrone surf forecast from 21 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 25 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 25 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, WNW swell with 9,171 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 21 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Inishcrone this week:
The surf forecast for Inishcrone over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Inishcrone in the next 16 days are 4.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 25) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 24) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 25th Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 25th Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inishcrone over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2091 | 1268 | 716 | 611 | 650 | 848 | 978 | 2977 | 2190 | 1480 | 869 | 575 | 372 | 3071 | 8708 | 5239 | 2196 | 987 | 1271 | 1484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:41AM2.11m | 3:14PM2.49m | 3:51AM2.29m | 4:07PM2.73m | 4:34AM2.51m | 4:46PM2.99m | 5:09AM2.73m | 5:19PM3.22m | 5:42AM2.95m | 5:50PM3.42m | 6:13AM3.15m | 6:22PM3.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM1.36m | 8:45AM1.33m | 9:51PM1.14m | 9:46AM1.10m | 10:32PM0.88m | 10:28AM0.85m | 11:05PM0.61m | 11:02AM0.62m | 11:35PM0.35m | 11:34AM0.41m | 00:04AM0.14m | 12:06PM0.24m | 00:34AM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 2091 | 1268 | 716 | 611 | 650 | 848 | 536 | 2977 | 2190 | 1480 | 869 | 575 | 372 | 3071 | 8708 | 5239 | 2196 | 987 | 1271 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | WNW 19 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 68 | 34 | — | — | 36 | 978 | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 1484 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 31 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 148 | 184 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 193 | 11 |
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