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Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 14 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 5PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Long Strand-Castlefreke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 4138 | 1374 | 3700 | 1454 | 1080 | 753 | 310 | 400 | 202 | 269 | 108 | 108 | 110 | 165 | 184 | 165 | 116 | 115 | 108 | 121 | 125 | 115 | 165 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:56PM 2.63 | 1:25AM 2.64 | 1:52PM 2.67 | 2:18AM 2.73 | 2:41PM 2.75 | 3:04AM 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:51AM 0.93 | 7:21PM 0.92 | 7:47AM 0.90 | 8:11PM 0.86 | 8:36AM 0.83 | 8:57PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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