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Today at Inch Beach: Good for kite foiling — 79/100 for expert level. Wind 4 kn E · Waves 0.7 m, 14 s · Tide -1.0 to 0.1 m. Best window around 13:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Inch Beach: 0.7m waves with light offshore wind. Surfing looks Epic! in the morning, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 14°C / 57°F.
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Inch Beach faces W, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow kite foiling wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is offshore at 4 kn. Offshore is the one to be careful with for kite foiling — a failure blows you away from the beach, so it is a spot for a safety boat or a change of plan rather than a solo session.
Over the published window Inch Beach clears 60/100 for kite foiling at Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 30 scored spots within reach today, Inch Beach ranks 16th for kite foiling. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A wide, exposed 4-5km, WSW-facing Atlantic beach break with a sandy bottom giving lefts and rights, plus a line of submerged rocks along part of the shore. An adjacent rock-bottom reef nearby produces long right-hand rides on rare optimal swells. The main strand is best on a pushing mid tide, with the north end generally stronger. Seasonal lifeguards cover weekends in June and daily in July-August. Surf schools and equipment hire operate on-site.
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Wind at Inch Beach today: 4 kn E (gusting 15 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite foiling conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Inch Beach today: 0.7 m, 14 s period from N, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for kite foiling at Inch Beach today is around 13:00 UTC, when conditions score 50/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Inch Beach scores 95/100 today for surfing — Epic!. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Inch Beach is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Inch Beach is a coastal location near Inch in Ireland. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Inch Beach, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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