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Inchydoney surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Inchydoney surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inchydoney sea temperature is
11.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Inchydoney today?
The current surf forecast for Inchydoney at 1AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Inchydoney. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2752 | 2883 | 1477 | 916 | 582 | 416 | 416 | 634 | 254 | 777 | 924 | 774 | 742 | 585 | 577 | 452 | 433 | 439 | 459 | 336 | 270 | 530 | 988 | 1647 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:57PM 2.70 | 1:27AM 2.70 | 1:54PM 2.74 | 2:20AM 2.78 | 2:43PM 2.81 | 3:06AM 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:24PM 0.94 | 7:50AM 0.91 | 8:15PM 0.88 | 8:40AM 0.84 | 9:01PM 0.80 | 9:24AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - |
| Sunset | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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