Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 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
12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.5
SW
10
0.7
S
6
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
176
181
154
154
128
108
137
123
64
94
76
62
62
64
54
38
41
28
28
20
20
20
26
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:58AM3.66m
9:18PM3.82m
9:32AM3.54m
9:56PM3.68m
10:12AM3.39m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.87m
3:18PM0.86m
3:42AM1.01m
3:42PM0.95m
4:11AM1.15m
4:17PM1.07m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
5:28
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9:27
9:28
9:30
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
8
7
8
8
10
10
8
7
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
12
12
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
13
20
20
5
18
17
26
31
44
57
94
38
34
37
35
54
38
27
18
17
20
18
18
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
WSW
12
0.9
SSW
7
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
20
5
2
2
22
3
17
21
14
64
41
14
14
19
19
46
33
41
28
28
6
6
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
21
28
20
20
19
37
20
20
25
19
14
20
20
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
175
176
181
154
154
128
108
137
123
76
62
62
64
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
140
140
127
127
127
140
127
127
127
127
127
127
142
254
139
12
12
12
12
12
12
138
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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