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Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today?
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 4AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
60 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 57 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:43AM2.85m | 3:10PM2.92m | 3:34AM3.08m | 3:59PM3.17m | 4:22AM3.30m | 4:45PM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.66m | 9:29PM0.57m | 9:54AM0.45m | 10:16PM0.36m | 10:40AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 60 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | ENE 5 | W 6 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 10 | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 57 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 641 | 649 | 856 | 1279 | 1235 | 972 | 587 | 587 | 393 | 782 | 902 | 532 | 626 | 588 | 340 | 379 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 26 | 561 | 298 | 90 |
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