Inch Strand, Ireland

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Glenbeigh, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KIR (KIR), 31 km.

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About Inch Strand

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (234°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (54°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Glenbeigh, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KIR (KIR), 31 km.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KIR, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 14 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Inch Strand.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Glenbeigh, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KIR (KIR), 31 km.
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Forecast

The score for beginners, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Inch Strand, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	2 ft8 s	29kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	3 ft11 s	281kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	10°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	3 ft10 s	200kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 s	568kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 s	526kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 s	566kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 s	519kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 s	655kJ	wind from the west, 23 knots	11°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	5 ft9 s	437kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	738kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	9°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to KIR, changing at DUB, then 50 min by road. About 16h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KIR, changing at DUB, then 50 min by road. About 16h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £795–£1,520 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to KIR, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£365–£755
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£55–£90
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£95–£155
Total		£795–£1,520

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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