Ownachincha surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 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 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.9
S
6
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
134
120
152
157
181
181
157
95
108
141
82
66
108
73
58
58
66
55
50
49
50
38
40
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:45PM3.41m
9:12AM3.17m
9:41PM3.21m
10:10AM2.97m
10:42PM3.01m
11:14AM2.81m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.28m
3:14AM0.37m
3:37PM0.45m
4:16AM0.55m
4:41PM0.62m
5:23AM0.70m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:29
9:30
9:31
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
9
9
8
9
8
8
10
10
11
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.2
S
6
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
75
47
26
25
24
12
11
11
47
70
31
75
64
108
45
58
57
66
55
41
29
50
38
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
22
23
21
46
74
47
70
49
25
48
53
53
50
49
20
13
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
21
21
33
52
33
20
19
19
24
28
25
24
12
12
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
169
134
120
152
157
181
181
157
95
108
141
82
66
21
73
54
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
98
98
88
107
107
88
88
88
293
107
88
88
88
88
107
108
281
106
74
74
74
74
74
106
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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