Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 May 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Inch (Whitegate) today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 5PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
51
51
51
51
52
45
44
76
80
81
83
84
86
87
86
81
74
73
73
74
76
79
350
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:14PM3.53m
4:40AM3.68m
5:06PM3.83m
5:27AM3.93m
5:51PM4.10m
6:09AM4.13m
Low Tide
10:11AM1.12m
10:39PM0.99m
11:05AM0.83m
11:30PM0.74m
11:51AM0.55m
00:15AM0.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:38
9:39
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
9
9
11
9
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
11
12
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
Energy kJ
4
51
51
51
51
52
45
44
76
80
81
83
84
86
87
86
81
74
73
73
74
76
69
144
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
51
2
1
6
1
3
7
6
6
5
8
8
2
2
2
8
7
28
36
36
50
79
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
2
7
15
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
1.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
12
13
16
21
25
27
22
22
16
13
13
13
7
30
28
23
6
11
17
42
44
32
20
350
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
139
259
456
259
259
270
259
157
157
157
258
142
12
12
12
129
127
127
142
258
257
140
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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