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Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Inch (Whitegate) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inch (Whitegate) sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Inch (Whitegate) today?
The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 4PM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Inch (Whitegate). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 19 | SE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
3 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 45 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:43PM3.07m | 2:32AM3.23m | 3:08PM3.24m | 3:44AM3.42m | 4:14PM3.53m | 4:40AM3.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM1.50m | 8:05PM1.40m | 9:01AM1.38m | 9:35PM1.24m | 10:11AM1.12m | 10:39PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | 9:37 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 5 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 4 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 45 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 7 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 5 | — | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 16 | E 4 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | W 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 19 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | E 4 | S 12 | W 15 | — | S 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 49 | 60 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 9 | — | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 127 | 130 | 127 | 35 | 62 | 127 | 62 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 138 | 62 | 129 | 257 | 254 | 259 | 148 | 259 | 142 | 139 |
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