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Inishcrone surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Inishcrone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inishcrone sea temperature is
10.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Inishcrone today?
The current surf forecast for Inishcrone at 3AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Inishcrone. (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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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 8987 | 8923 | 13000 | 18127 | 19318 | 17691 | 16056 | 13720 | 13319 | 14180 | 13106 | 11571 | 7733 | 6672 | 6361 | 6718 | 7133 | 5040 | 4374 | 4872 | 4441 | 3746 | 3248 | 3225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:11PM 2.35 | 11:29AM 2.89 | 12:21AM 2.33 | 12:33PM 2.75 | 1:28AM 2.40 | 1:36PM 2.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:51AM 1.01 | 6:11PM 0.84 | 6:06AM 1.11 | 7:14PM 0.86 | 7:21AM 1.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
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