Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
11.6° 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: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (29 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
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
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
1.8
E
6
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
6
2.4
E
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
272
366
295
285
335
619
822
637
683
558
394
227
114
78
58
25
14
10
7
11
11
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:06AM3.49m
4:33PM3.56m
4:59AM3.71m
5:23PM3.83m
5:46AM3.92m
6:08PM4.06m
Low Tide
10:35AM1.13m
11:01PM0.98m
11:27AM0.89m
11:51PM0.75m
12:12PM0.65m
00:36AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:52
8:53
8:55
8:57
2
7
12
2
4
1
Temp °C
8
7
9
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
2
1
1
2
3
5
4
2
0
0
1
4
5
6
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
2.1
SE
8
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
637
5
5
5
5
114
78
58
25
14
10
6
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
18
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
W
17
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.5
E
6
0.1
SW
12
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
1
7
8
6
12
5
5
5
5
11
6
10
10
5
15
5
5
4
4
7
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
6
2
10
5
5
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.8
E
6
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
6
2.4
E
7
2.5
ESE
8
1.5
E
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
60
77
141
272
366
295
285
335
619
822
226
683
558
394
227
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
22
22
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
22
22
84
84
127
127
127
127
127
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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