Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 IST
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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
11.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Inch (Whitegate) today?

The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 12PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Inch (Whitegate). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
7
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
2.2
E
7
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
SE
9
2.2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
6
360
403
373
294
442
866
1242
1192
602
362
236
155
74
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
E
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
cross
High Tide
3:02AM3.31m
3:34PM3.31m
4:06AM3.49m
4:33PM3.56m
4:59AM3.71m
5:23PM3.83m
Low Tide
9:34AM1.35m
10:02PM1.20m
10:35AM1.13m
11:01PM0.98m
11:27AM0.89m
11:51PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:05
6:03
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8:51
8:52
8:53
8:55
9
5
1
8
10
3
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
8
7
9
10
12
13
13
11
8
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
8
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
2
0
0
0
3
6
5
2
-2
2
3
3
4
5
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.5
SE
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
1
SE
6
Energy kJ
8
5
2
2
2
2
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
56
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.3
WSW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.5
WSW
10
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
1
4
8
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
7
6
26
5
5
5
5
5
5
59
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
17
0.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
6
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
2.2
E
7
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
SE
9
2.2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
2
17
25
23
35
47
66
85
83
176
360
403
373
294
442
866
1242
1192
602
362
236
155
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
35
93
127
127
127
93
22
22
22
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
22
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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