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Today at Inchydoney beach: Good for swimming — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 6 kn SE · Tide -1.1 to 0.3 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Inchydoney beach: 0.6m waves with light onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the midday, with Surfing also worth considering. Water temperature is 14°C / 56°F.
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Inchydoney beach faces E, tucked away from the prevailing westerly swell — the aspect that gives swimming the flat, sheltered water it needs more often than an exposed coast would.
Today's wind is cross-onshore at 6 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for swimming.
Over the published window Inchydoney beach clears 60/100 for swimming 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, Inchydoney beach ranks 16th for swimming. 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 long, sandy Blue Flag beach split into two strands by a headland, facing into Atlantic swell with a river-mouth-influenced beach break producing lefts and rights, beginner-friendly but with dangerous rip currents. Surfers, kitesurfers, and bathers share the water, especially in summer. Council lifeguards and a community lifeboat patrol seasonally, 10:30am-7pm; swim only between flags. Dogs allowed on a lead before 10:30am and after 7pm in peak season.
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Wind at Inchydoney beach today: 6 kn SE (gusting 16 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects swimming 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 Inchydoney beach today: 0.6 m, 14 s period from NE, 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 swimming at Inchydoney beach today is around 00:00 UTC, when conditions score 52/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Inchydoney beach scores 90/100 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.
Inchydoney 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.
Inchydoney beach is a coastal location near Ring 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 Inchydoney 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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