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Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 12 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
11.2° 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 5PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 604 | 591 | 559 | 582 | 504 | 362 | 234 | 223 | 135 | 230 | 3020 | 503 | 545 | 627 | 766 | 950 | 1137 | 1147 | 754 | 836 | 1258 | 1604 | 2143 | 896 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:46AM 2.75 | 11:17PM 2.63 | 11:52AM 2.65 | 12:24AM 2.60 | 12:56PM 2.63 | 1:25AM 2.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:22PM 0.89 | 5:49AM 0.90 | 6:24PM 0.93 | 6:51AM 0.93 | 7:21PM 0.92 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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