Long Strand-Castlefreke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.56° N 8.97° W

Issued: 6 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Strand-Castlefreke sea temperature is

16.6° C

Long Strand-Castlefreke surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 1AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	18s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s

Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	74	37	21	32	61	104	104	61	61	31	19	18	51	50	50	50	51	50	25	49	42	42	41	41
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	NNE	NE	NNW	NNE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide		4:59PM3.37m				5:26AM3.36m				5:52PM3.53m				6:17AM3.47m				6:42PM3.63m					7:05AM3.52m
Low Tide				11:25PM0.26m				11:48AM0.20m				00:18AM0.14m				12:39PM0.10m					1:08AM0.08m


	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—
	—	9:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:46	—	—	—	—	—	9:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	21	20	18	16	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	19	17	17	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	21
Feels °C	14	16	17	14	11	10	10	12	14	16	18	18	17	14	13	16	16	18	20	20	20	19	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 19	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	ESE 6	ESE 5	E 5	E 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 5	ENE 5	SSW 14
kJ	74	37	210	161	61	104	104	61	61	31	52	39	28	31	50	50	51	50	10	7	6	7	7	41
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 10	W 11	W 11	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 7
kJ	21	21	21	27	2	2	8	18	18	19	19	3	51	50	8	7	7	7	6	49	42	42	41	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	S 19	SSW 18	W 11	W 11	W 11	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	SSW 14	SE 6	S 7	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6
kJ	3	3	7	32	9	9	2	1	3	3	3	18	6	8	7	17	17	17	25	6	6	6	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	—	—	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 5
kJ	426	337	—	—	179	148	125	129	116	80	59	46	50	42	53	42	30	21	—	—	—	—	—	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Derrynane Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Inch (Whitegate) Cork	Inch (Whitegate) Cork	Derrynane Kerry	Derrynane Kerry	Derrynane Kerry	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Rossbeigh Strand Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Garrettstown Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Ballinskelligs Bay Kerry	Derrynane Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Ownachincha Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	86	119	61	61	86	86	86	90	90	96	26	26	2	2	90	86	92	2	26	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork			Inch (Whitegate)	Inch (Whitegate)							Garrettstown	Garrettstown	Garrettstown	Oysterhaven				Ownachincha	Garrettstown	Garrettstown	Garrettstown	Garrettstown	Inchydoney	Ownachincha
Rating (10 max)			1	1							1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland	Inch Reefs Kerry	Dooagh Mayo and Achill Island	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Fanad Head Reef Donegal	Easky Left Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Crab Island Clare	Crab Island Clare	Easky Left Sligo	Easky Left Sligo	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Dooagh Mayo and Achill Island	Dooagh Mayo and Achill Island	Dooagh Mayo and Achill Island	Dooagh Mayo and Achill Island	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Dooagh Mayo and Achill Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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