Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 13 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Strand-Castlefreke today?

The current surf forecast for Long Strand-Castlefreke at 4PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (13 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (13 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
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)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.7
W
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
51
50
50
50
50
48
45
42
42
42
42
42
41
41
20
20
19
58
18
18
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
15
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
3:10PM2.92m
3:34AM3.08m
3:59PM3.17m
4:22AM3.30m
4:45PM3.39m
5:08AM3.47m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.66m
9:29PM0.57m
9:54AM0.45m
10:16PM0.36m
10:40AM0.26m
11:03PM0.18m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:19
9:20
9:22
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
9
7
7
7
9
11
12
12
9
8
8
9
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
1
1
2
3
7
8
8
5
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
51
51
50
50
50
50
48
45
42
42
42
42
42
41
41
20
20
9
3
18
18
17
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
19
18
1
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
16
15
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
16
13
13
17
11
8
8
8
4
2
4
8
8
9
13
6
3
2
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
856
868
947
886
587
393
808
393
516
1360
1414
632
323
323
26
8
26
26
561
8
90
108
108
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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