Long Strand-Castlefreke surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
12.1° 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 4AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). 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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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)
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
18
0.3
SSW
17
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
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
59
53
51
51
50
50
50
50
48
45
42
42
42
42
42
41
41
20
20
19
57
18
18
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43AM2.85m
3:10PM2.92m
3:34AM3.08m
3:59PM3.17m
4:22AM3.30m
4:45PM3.39m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.66m
9:29PM0.57m
9:54AM0.45m
10:16PM0.36m
10:40AM0.26m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:19
9:20
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
7
7
7
10
12
13
12
9
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
6
8
9
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
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
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
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
60
59
53
51
51
50
50
50
50
48
45
42
42
42
42
42
41
41
20
20
5
3
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
W
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
NE
5
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
11
11
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
19
18
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
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
S
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
2
2
5
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
5
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
11
12
13
16
13
13
14
11
6
5
5
2
4
6
11
19
20
10
7
3
10
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
631
641
649
856
1279
1235
972
587
587
393
782
902
532
626
588
340
379
26
26
8
26
561
298
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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