Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 29 Jan 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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 9AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.7
SE
2.3
SSE
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
2
S
2.5
SSW
4.5
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
2.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)888771212111117171716161615151616161515149
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8297895893015054561939531689127505491368026867558532074657692823728505309167137
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
W
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
0
W
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
3.42
2:51PM
3.53
3:14AM
3.59
3:34PM
3.65
3:54AM
3.76
4:11PM
3.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
1.21
9:23PM
1.16
9:46AM
1.10
10:06PM
1.04
10:28AM
1.01
10:44PM
0.94
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise--8:17-------8:15-------8:14-----
Sunset----5:14-------5:15-------5:17---
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
111-41-111------------1-
Temp. °C8999999887899888766810988
Feels °C (?)132113322123344743347624
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