Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 IST
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Long Strand-Castlefreke surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Strand-Castlefreke sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today?

The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 5PM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Evening (26 May)0.5ft (0.2m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
37
37
37
37
7
36
31
31
61
61
30
30
28
51
51
51
87
87
52
53
44
75
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:35PM2.78m
3:02AM2.84m
3:27PM2.87m
3:50AM2.91m
4:11PM2.97m
4:32AM2.98m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.77m
9:00PM0.74m
9:26AM0.71m
9:49PM0.68m
10:09AM0.65m
10:31PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:37
9:38
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
19
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
13
12
12
12
20
20
20
19
17
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
14
12
13
11
12
9
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
5
3
4
3
37
2
2
36
31
31
61
6
10
10
12
8
8
51
87
87
52
53
44
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
2
2
37
37
7
37
7
3
1
3
3
61
30
10
9
6
51
4
1
3
3
35
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
14
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
6
7
2
7
2
7
7
2
2
2
2
3
3
30
28
51
3
3
6
3
4
7
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
6
8
17
27
38
52
65
42
16
12
12
5
8
9
16
21
25
25
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
26
88
86
86
2
2
86
2
90
90
90
90
90
2
108
2
108
286
279
288
151
287
110
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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