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Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.2° 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 6PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 3 | SW 13 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 12 | |
42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 3:59PM3.17m | 4:22AM3.30m | 4:45PM3.39m | 5:08AM3.47m | 5:31PM3.56m | 5:55AM3.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.45m | 10:16PM0.36m | 10:40AM0.26m | 11:03PM0.18m | 11:25AM0.13m | 11:49PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | 9:22 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | ENE 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 7 | — | S 19 | — | — | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 8 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 8 | W 17 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | — | W 7 | W 4 | — | W 4 | WSW 7 | — | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 530 | 911 | 1412 | 587 | 540 | 379 | 26 | 155 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 109 | 109 | 110 | 286 | 109 | 427 | 288 | 434 | 295 | 280 | 323 |
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