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Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 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
11.1° 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 10AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 234 | 223 | 158 | 302 | 449 | 503 | 607 | 766 | 887 | 1023 | 1384 | 1602 | 1777 | 2047 | 3919 | 741 | 702 | 266 | 338 | 265 | 152 | 115 | 120 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:52AM 2.65 | 12:24AM 2.60 | 12:56PM 2.63 | 1:25AM 2.64 | 1:52PM 2.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:49AM 0.90 | 6:24PM 0.93 | 6:51AM 0.93 | 7:21PM 0.92 | 7:47AM 0.90 | 8:11PM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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