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Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 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
12.9° 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 5PM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
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. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 19 | 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 | |
6 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 87 | 87 | 52 | 53 | 44 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 2:35PM2.78m | 3:02AM2.84m | 3:27PM2.87m | 3:50AM2.91m | 4:11PM2.97m | 4:32AM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.77m | 9:00PM0.74m | 9:26AM0.71m | 9:49PM0.68m | 10:09AM0.65m | 10:31PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | 9:38 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSW 19 | SSE 5 | W 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 4 |
 kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 87 | 87 | 52 | 53 | 44 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 13 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | E 5 | E 4 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 35 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 19 | W 11 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | W 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 52 | 65 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | 108 | 2 | 108 | 286 | 279 | 288 | 151 | 287 | 110 | 108 |
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