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Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 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
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Inch (Whitegate) today?
The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 10AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Inch (Whitegate). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | WSW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | |
21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 46 | 46 | 21 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:49AM3.89m | 6:10PM3.91m | 6:27AM3.97m | 6:45PM3.98m | 7:01AM3.99m | 7:17PM4.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.53m | 00:39AM0.52m | 1:00PM0.47m | 1:19AM0.49m | 1:36PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | 9:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | NE 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 12 | SW 6 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | NE 7 | W 9 | S 19 | W 15 | W 8 | S 19 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | W 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 18 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | 17 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 160 | 35 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 276 | 382 | 259 | 565 | 571 | 456 | 225 | 240 | 385 | 385 | 277 | 385 | 12 | 130 |
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