Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast 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
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 4AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (25 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
1.1
WSW
2.2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)161514818171616159912127788881616161717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1606265521505734542581461139047317460298323295245206206169169222298
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
45
SE
45
W
15
W
5
S
20
ENE
40
N
25
NW
55
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
3.50
10:30AM
3.49
11:00PM
3.31
11:43AM
3.37
12:17AM
3.24
12:56PM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
1.17
5:14PM
1.33
5:43AM
1.32
6:24PM
1.41
6:54AM
1.37
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----8:22-------8:21-------8:18---
Sunset------5:07-------5:08-------5:10-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------172---31121---
Temp. °C766667887888799765544676
Feels °C (?)323323543421-3-1440-5-1-9-7-111
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