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Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 6PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
31 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 87 | 87 | 52 | 53 | 45 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:27PM2.87m | 3:50AM2.91m | 4:11PM2.97m | 4:32AM2.98m | 4:52PM3.05m | 5:11AM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.71m | 9:49PM0.68m | 10:09AM0.65m | 10:31PM0.62m | 10:48AM0.59m | 11:09PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | 9:40 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 61 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 87 | 5 | 52 | 53 | 45 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 5 | SSW 17 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 30 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 16 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SW 12 | — | — | W 15 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 65 | 70 | 45 | 25 | — | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 30 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 459 | 288 | 470 | 288 | 472 | 298 | 287 | 120 | 108 | 287 | 287 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
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