Ownachincha surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 IST
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Ownachincha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ownachincha sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ownachincha today?

The current surf forecast for Ownachincha at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Ownachincha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
2.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
749
524
447
370
1551
201
186
169
131
157
171
152
95
107
103
92
91
109
126
64
53
78
59
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:54PM3.57m
8:19AM3.37m
8:45PM3.41m
9:12AM3.17m
9:41PM3.21m
10:10AM2.97m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.15m
2:18AM0.20m
2:39PM0.28m
3:14AM0.37m
3:37PM0.45m
4:16AM0.55m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:28
9:29
9:30
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
3
4
5
5
5
7
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
11
8
8
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.5
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.5
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.8
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
SW
10
Energy kJ
6
140
501
447
362
298
201
129
75
47
26
25
24
67
64
44
67
68
52
43
64
53
78
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
W
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.4
SW
9
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
6
6
198
133
26
25
25
25
25
25
9
11
11
22
21
27
51
38
38
28
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
28
11
3
3
3
3
3
24
23
22
3
21
21
54
51
20
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
8
2.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
659
749
524
433
370
1551
186
169
131
157
171
152
95
107
103
92
91
109
126
37
74
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
1
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
301
301
301
301
328
427
117
108
108
98
88
88
107
88
88
108
107
88
88
88
88
88
107
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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