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Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
10.9° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | |
634 | 546 | 465 | 218 | 218 | 223 | 250 | 392 | 353 | 478 | 291 | 242 | 234 | 240 | 185 | 185 | 163 | 127 | 98 | 94 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:20AM2.88m | 10:54PM2.90m | 11:31AM2.68m | 00:11AM2.75m | 12:52PM2.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.64m | 4:48PM0.74m | 5:37AM0.82m | 6:10PM0.87m | 7:00AM0.88m | 7:32PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | 8:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
 kJ | 24 | 120 | 179 | 218 | 218 | 223 | 250 | 392 | 353 | 291 | 291 | 242 | 234 | 225 | 185 | 168 | 114 | 85 | 98 | 46 | 36 | 23 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 6 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 185 | 163 | 127 | 34 | 94 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 10 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 634 | 546 | 465 | 395 | 324 | 277 | 257 | 253 | 395 | 478 | 405 | 405 | 340 | 240 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 90 | 90 | 457 | 256 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 256 | 151 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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