Inch Reef, Ireland

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Glenbeigh, 20 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KIR (KIR), 47 km.

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About Inch Reef

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

The spot faces SW (225°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (45°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Glenbeigh, 20 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KIR (KIR), 47 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 35 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. 1 h 10 from the airport to Inch Reef.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Glenbeigh, 20 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KIR (KIR), 47 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Inch Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft7 shollow	51kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 shollow	548kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	4 ft10 shollow	325kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	8 ft9 smushy	878kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	772kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	7 ft9 smushy	826kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	12, poor	7 ft9 smushy	824kJ	wind from the south, 18 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	22, poor	6 ft11 shollow	852kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	12°C
Mon 26Oct	14, poor	7 ft9 smushy	689kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	17, poor	8 ft9 smushy	907kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots	10°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. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. 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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to KIR, changing at DUB, then 1h 10 by road. About 16h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Inch Reef
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KIR, changing at DUB, then 1h 10 by road. About 16h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £850–£1,610 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
Hire car	6 days, shared	£110–£180
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£95–£155
Total		£850–£1,610

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

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