Surf Forecasts:
Inishcrone surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period, WNW swell with 7,260 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 10s period. 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 5.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inishcrone over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1153 | 799 | 232 | 111 | 245 | 724 | 1837 | 3082 | 7260 | 6165 | 3860 | 1801 | 588 | 277 | 127 | 298 | 524 | 355 | 1312 | 1436 | 1172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:38PM2.59m | 1:29AM2.41m | 2:16PM2.67m | 3:07AM2.49m | 3:37PM2.92m | 4:18AM2.70m | 4:37PM3.25m | 5:11AM2.93m | 5:25PM3.54m | 5:55AM3.12m | 6:07PM3.74m | 6:34AM3.27m | 6:46PM3.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM1.09m | 7:39AM1.11m | 8:52PM0.96m | 9:11AM0.96m | 10:08PM0.66m | 10:15AM0.70m | 11:01PM0.35m | 11:04AM0.43m | 11:45PM0.09m | 11:46AM0.21m | 00:24AM-0.08m | 12:25PM0.06m | 00:59AM-0.14m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WSW 10 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1153 | 799 | 232 | 111 | 245 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 588 | 277 | 127 | 43 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 1172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | SE 4 | — | N 10 | — | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 107 | — | 76 | 23 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 270 | 225 | 113 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | SSE 3 | W 8 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 50 | 61 | 724 | 1837 | 3082 | 7260 | 6165 | 3860 | 1801 | — | — | 5 | 298 | 524 | 355 | 1312 | 1436 | 970 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 7 | 543 | 510 | 258 | 497 | 720 | 274 | 274 | 720 | 409 | 64 | 11 | 164 | 236 | 243 | 459 | 535 | 554 | 11 |
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