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Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 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 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 8 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 238 | 269 | 107 | 108 | 154 | 167 | 169 | 158 | 115 | 113 | 108 | 126 | 120 | 113 | 329 | 724 | 1164 | 1026 | 3747 | 724 | 933 | 969 | 1218 | 1193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:52PM 2.67 | 2:18AM 2.73 | 2:41PM 2.75 | 3:04AM 2.83 | 3:25PM 2.84 | 3:45AM 2.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47AM 0.90 | 8:11PM 0.86 | 8:36AM 0.83 | 8:57PM 0.78 | 9:20AM 0.74 | 9:38PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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