Inchydoney surf break

Inchydoney surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 May 2026 IST
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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
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inchydoney today?

The current surf forecast for Inchydoney at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (18 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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)
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.9
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
103
77
74
74
109
284
395
404
498
508
696
824
1058
1488
1625
2099
2180
2063
551
433
322
312
405
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
S
35
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:43AM3.68m
7:07PM3.76m
7:31AM3.60m
7:56PM3.67m
8:21AM3.45m
8:47PM3.50m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.01m
1:02PM0.05m
1:31AM0.06m
1:52PM0.13m
2:23AM0.19m
2:44PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:25
9:27
2
2
1
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
12
13
3
3
6
5
4
5
6
8
7
6
5
5
3
3
4
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
11
0.1
S
12
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
1
WSW
14
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
Energy kJ
21
3
18
8
8
8
7
7
15
7
7
13
12
31
102
431
27
28
551
433
322
145
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
6
4
3
3
3
4
15
4
4
4
4
4
4
31
12
12
26
26
25
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
6
9
4
4
4
8
5
4
4
6
31
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.9
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
114
103
77
74
74
109
284
395
404
498
508
696
824
1058
1488
1625
2099
2180
2063
355
296
237
312
405
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
Distance (km)
102
85
93
93
93
111
93
111
113
113
297
300
297
297
403
297
297
299
400
491
428
113
113
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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