Long Strand-Castlefreke Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Photo credit: Denis Foley
Surf Break: Long Strand-Castlefreke

Long Strand-Castlefreke in County Cork is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips and rocks.

Secret spot? We can hide it!

Overall Long Strand-Castlefreke Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Stop animation

The graph illustrates the range of swells directed at Long Strand-Castlefreke through a... (show all text)

The rose diagram describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different ... (show all text)

Also see Long Strand-Castlefreke surf quality by season and Long Strand-Castlefreke surf quality by month.

Select Long Strand-Castlefreke Location Map Detail:

Regional Map | Local Map | Detailed Map

Contours:

Roads & Rivers:

Select a surf break from the menu Select to locate on the map

Use this relief map to navigate to Ireland - County Cork surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Long Strand-Castlefreke

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Long Strand-Castlefreke:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ownachincha	1 mi
Second closest break	Red Strand (Dirk Bay)	2 mi
Third closest break	Inchydoney	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Dunworley	10 mi
Fifth closest break	Garrettstown	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Long Strand-Castlefreke:
Closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	72 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	161 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	167 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	191 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	198 mi
Tide stations nearest to Long Strand-Castlefreke:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	162 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	162 mi
Third closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	168 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	170 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Fishguard, Wales	173 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Long Strand-Castlefreke:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	316 mi
Second closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	351 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	353 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	356 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	359 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Long Strand-Castlefreke:
Closest city location	Clonakilty (Ireland)	6 mi
Second closest city location	An Sciobairin (Ireland)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Dunmanway (Ireland)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bandon (Ireland)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kinsale (Ireland)	22 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Long Strand-Castlefreke is Cork Airport (ORK) in Ireland, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Long Strand-Castlefreke is Kerry Airport (KIR), also in Ireland, 79 km (49 miles) away.
• Third is Shannon Airport (SNN) in Ireland, 127 km (79 miles) away.
• Waterford Airport (WAT) in Ireland is 147 km (91 miles) away.
• Galway Airport (GWY), also in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Long Strand-Castlefreke and is 194 km (120 miles) away.