Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 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
12.1° 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 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (22 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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 Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
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)
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
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
74
74
51
44
49
49
38
40
40
41
41
33
24
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42PM3.01m
11:14AM2.81m
11:50PM2.86m
12:24PM2.71m
1:00AM2.79m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.62m
5:23AM0.70m
5:50PM0.74m
6:32AM0.79m
7:00PM0.79m
7:38AM0.80m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
19
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
55
53
51
38
29
49
38
36
37
41
34
33
24
16
17
14
14
9
8
8
5
5
8
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
31
24
51
44
49
20
16
6
40
3
41
21
20
20
20
19
18
17
10
10
17
17
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
19
18
25
21
24
12
12
40
8
2
2
1
1
8
8
8
8
8
17
17
6
6
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.5
SW
8
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
74
74
9
34
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
109
279
279
279
110
72
72
72
72
280
280
110
72
72
88
39
106
108
109
33
8
26
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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