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Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 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 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
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 (?)
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1
S
0.7
S
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.9
SE
1
W
1.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2
SW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)34446666181616176167788898887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)511174015413764353026242723252229049985413711097665454346262448
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
15
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
S
35
SE
60
ESE
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
35
SSE
40
SE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
4.34
5:48AM
4.39
6:05PM
4.36
6:27AM
4.37
6:44PM
4.31
7:06AM
4.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.39
12:14PM
0.44
12:35AM
0.38
12:57PM
0.47
1:17AM
0.44
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:29-------8:27-------8:26-
Sunset4:54-------4:57-------4:59-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--12211-----4811111---11
Temp. °C999888566667688997767788
Feels °C (?)432014-30122-1-741100-1-21-1-1-2
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