Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
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 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
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)
1.4
SE
7
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
151
127
98
94
55
54
53
38
35
33
32
32
32
23
15
14
14
9
9
7
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
00:11AM2.75m
12:52PM2.61m
1:33AM2.74m
2:10PM2.69m
2:43AM2.84m
3:12PM2.84m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.88m
7:32PM0.87m
8:15AM0.82m
8:42PM0.77m
9:16AM0.70m
9:38PM0.64m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:20
6:18
6:16
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8:47
8:50
8:51
Temp °C
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
8
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
14
11
10
9
9
11
14
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
Energy kJ
173
114
78
54
35
55
54
53
38
35
33
32
32
32
23
15
14
14
9
9
5
10
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
189
151
127
98
94
21
15
11
10
5
5
5
5
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
7
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
15
11
16
4
12
11
14
14
14
5
3
3
5
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
56
96
86
72
72
8
8
8
270
96
8
26
26
26
86
86
90
92
92
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
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