Inchydoney Surf Forecast

/ Cork (12 surf breaks) /

Ireland (149 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Inchydoney surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 IST

Forecast 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 12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inchydoney today?

The current surf forecast for Inchydoney at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	-	-
Afternoon (25 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (25 May)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 24			Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SSW 13	WSW 9	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	WSW 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	42	67	49	46	25	25	28	17	17	16	16	16	15	11	11	26	37	37	37	37	21	36	31	61
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	E	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					1:02AM2.85m				1:35PM2.77m				2:08AM2.86m				2:37PM2.84m				3:04AM2.91m
Low Tide			7:02PM0.79m				7:40AM0.82m				8:07PM0.79m				8:39AM0.79m				9:04PM0.75m				9:30AM0.72m


	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—
	—	9:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:35	—	—	—	—	—	9:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	19	20	19	18	17	17	18	19	20	20	19	17	16	16	16	17	18
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	16	18	18	17	16	16	17	18	19	19	18	15	14	13	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	SW 8	SW 7	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	WSW 12	W 11	W 11	SE 4	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	SSE 5	SE 5
kJ	42	67	49	46	25	25	28	14	14	6	8	8	8	9	8	26	22	21	7	22	21	20	5	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 7	SW 7	WSW 7	WSW 9	WSW 7	WSW 7	SW 12	WSW 7	SSW 19	W 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 19	WSW 10	SSW 18
kJ	23	17	34	17	8	17	17	17	17	14	14	10	15	5	5	6	5	37	9	16	16	36	10	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	W 16	W 15	W 14	SSW 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 19	SSW 19	WSW 7	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSW 18	W 10
kJ	17	5	17	16	17	13	13	13	12	16	16	16	12	11	11	15	37	4	37	37	2	2	31	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	E 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	11	13	8	18	34	46	42	38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baslicon Kerry	Sherkin Island - Silver Strand Cork	Inchydoney Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Derrynane Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Garrettstown Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Barley Cove Cork	Baslicon Kerry	Derrynane Kerry	Derrynane Kerry	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Derrynane Kerry	Ownachincha Cork	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	93	41	0	18	18	18	18	92	95	18	18	18	18	18	64	93	92	92	10	10	92	10	93	93
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork		Sherkin Island - Silver Strand	Oysterhaven	Oysterhaven	Barley Cove	Garrettstown	Barley Cove			Garrettstown	Garrettstown	Garrettstown	Barley Cove	Barley Cove	Barley Cove				Garrettstown	Ownachincha		Ownachincha
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	2	1	2			1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland	Smerwick Harbour Kerry	Easky Left Sligo	Easky Left Sligo	Easky Left Sligo	Easky Left Sligo	Easky Left Sligo	Easky Left Sligo	Inch Reefs Kerry	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Crab Island Clare	Bundoran Donegal	Crab Island Clare	Bundoran Donegal	Doughmore Clare	Inch Reefs Kerry	Crab Island Clare	Strandhill Sligo	Crab Island Clare	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Back Strands Sligo	Back Strands Sligo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Arrawarra Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bilgola Beach Australia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Kreefte Reef South Africa	Hell South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	6	6	7	7	8	7	7

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