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Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Inch (Whitegate) today?
The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 11AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Inch (Whitegate). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | |
408 | 487 | 403 | 390 | 139 | 105 | 70 | 88 | 71 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 40 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:59AM3.71m | 5:23PM3.83m | 5:46AM3.92m | 6:08PM4.06m | 6:29AM4.09m | 6:51PM4.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.89m | 11:51PM0.75m | 12:12PM0.65m | 00:36AM0.57m | 12:54PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | 8:59 |
7 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 115 | 5 | 139 | 105 | 70 | 88 | 71 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | SW 11 | W 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 5 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | — | W 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | — | W 17 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | SW 12 | — | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 59 | 5 | 10 | — | 10 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 408 | 487 | 403 | 390 | 134 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 40 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 22 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 138 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 62 | 127 | 129 | 138 | 127 | 127 | 127 |
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