Surf forecast · Ireland · Munster
Surf forecast Inch Beach today
Waves, swell and wind at Inch Beach (Munster, Ireland) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
These numbers are more than 7 hours old, so they are hidden. Open the live waves map for the current sea. Open the waves map centred on Inch Beach
Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Inch Beach surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Small Best window 17:00–18:00: small, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑NW | 29–44 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑WNW | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑NW | 34–51 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑WNW | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑NW | 30–45 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 13:00–16:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.3 m · 10 s ↑NW | 39–62 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 5 s ↑SW | 0.3 m · 8 s ↑NNW | 44–71 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 5 s ↑SSW | 0.4 m · 8 s ↑SW | 46–75 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 14:00–17:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑W | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 46–72 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑W | 0.7 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 45–72 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑NW | 42–66 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 20:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Inch Beach
Open the waves map centred on Inch Beach
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Inch Beach
Water temperature in Dingle · Tides in Dingle · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Inch Beach today?
- Fun: waves 1.6 m at 7 s from W, swell 0.8 m · 11 s WNW (Sat 20:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Inch Beach?
- Wind 48 km/h from W: cross-shore for a beach facing SSW.
- When is the best time to surf Inch Beach today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Inch Beach?
- 12.5 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Spanish Point 88 km · Lahinch 100 km · Tramore 195 km · Enniscrone 242 km · Easkey 254 km · Strandhill 256 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Inch Beach, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.