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Inchydoney surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 15 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 6AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Inchydoney. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 553 | 763 | 732 | 668 | 577 | 261 | 474 | 439 | 446 | 269 | 695 | 1653 | 2001 | 2249 | 1181 | 758 | 1122 | 2793 | 3770 | 4478 | 2575 | 2246 | 1514 | 1464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:20AM 2.78 | 2:43PM 2.81 | 3:06AM 2.89 | 3:26PM 2.91 | 3:47AM 3.01 | 4:06PM 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:15PM 0.88 | 8:40AM 0.84 | 9:01PM 0.80 | 9:24AM 0.75 | 9:42PM 0.70 | 10:05AM 0.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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