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Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 23 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
9.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 2AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
2.4
E
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
S
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)161681517888816157781817161615148857
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)854737724915114548580166246088394214397839666352730222013110382117576
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
20
SW
5
S
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
20
SSE
35
SE
40
S
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
3.74
9:26AM
3.68
9:51PM
3.50
10:30AM
3.49
11:00PM
3.31
11:43AM
3.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.95
3:37AM
0.97
4:09PM
1.16
4:35AM
1.17
5:14PM
1.33
5:43AM
1.32
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------8:22-------8:22-------8:21-
Sunset5:04-------5:05-------5:07-------
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
1163222111---22-------36
Temp. °C887878987667656788888888
Feels °C (?)0-2-4-2-2231-1-3-113223454430-11
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