Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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
11.8° 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 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
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)
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1
WSW
14
1.6
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
43
32
34
40
86
212
248
240
303
327
373
483
545
554
412
373
336
335
257
204
186
212
255
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
S
35
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:41AM3.59m
7:05PM3.66m
7:29AM3.51m
7:54PM3.57m
8:19AM3.37m
8:45PM3.41m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.03m
12:57PM0.06m
1:26AM0.08m
1:46PM0.15m
2:18AM0.20m
2:39PM0.28m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:25
9:28
2
2
1
1
3
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
4
4
5
6
5
4
6
8
7
6
5
5
3
3
3
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.4
WSW
16
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
98
335
373
281
198
133
92
49
47
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.4
W
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
3
2
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
55
6
6
11
6
11
27
26
25
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
4
7
2
5
4
4
6
31
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
Energy kJ
49
43
32
34
40
86
212
248
240
303
327
373
483
545
554
412
306
336
335
257
204
186
212
255
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
Distance (km)
100
93
90
90
90
108
90
109
110
110
301
304
301
301
408
301
301
303
405
494
434
110
110
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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