Inch (Whitegate) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for Inch (Whitegate) at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
S
1.9
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
3
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)10101010109121212997998845678888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4263181841431046587120735017173737343214632554835385109521014
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
20
S
30
S
40
S
45
SSE
50
SSE
30
SSW
40
S
55
S
55
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:03PM
3.88
8:32AM
3.88
8:49PM
3.72
9:24AM
3.68
9:47PM
3.53
10:29AM
3.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.89
2:45PM
1.15
3:06AM
1.05
3:38PM
1.30
4:06AM
1.23
4:46PM
1.42
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:37-------8:36-------8:36---
Sunset------4:42-------4:43-------4:45-
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------11-132
Temp. °C5655567556666789910101011121211
Feels °C (?)-3-2-1-2-2-1-1-2-2-1-21135421106510
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