Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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 (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 7PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
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
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
31
31
30
24
24
23
26
51
51
51
51
51
52
45
44
76
80
81
83
84
86
87
86
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
SE
15
S
10
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:08PM3.24m
3:44AM3.42m
4:14PM3.53m
4:40AM3.68m
5:06PM3.83m
5:27AM3.93m
Low Tide
9:01AM1.38m
9:35PM1.24m
10:11AM1.12m
10:39PM0.99m
11:05AM0.83m
11:30PM0.74m
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:36
9:37
9:38
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Temp °C
18
18
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
13
12
13
11
12
10
10
9
10
8
9
8
8
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
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
Energy kJ
25
31
31
30
3
15
12
7
4
51
51
51
51
52
45
44
76
80
81
83
84
86
87
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
7
0.3
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
24
5
23
26
51
3
3
3
3
3
7
6
4
12
5
2
12
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
12
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
24
3
2
4
1
1
3
2
2
2
6
2
5
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
39
65
62
44
25
9
10
7
15
17
22
32
36
33
36
23
22
16
15
7
6
5
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
127
127
127
127
127
127
129
129
138
440
259
456
259
458
270
259
157
138
258
258
12
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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