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Ownachincha surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
9.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ownachincha today?

The current surf forecast for Ownachincha at 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1
W
1.9
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.3
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.4
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)7771010451266618161616567778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9871610174526627540356023424825193340345462355585504371216
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
10
S
30
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
SSW
25
SE
50
SE
30
SSE
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
20
SSW
20
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
3.05
5:22AM
3.18
5:39PM
3.17
5:58AM
3.28
6:14PM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
0.54
11:20PM
0.46
11:41AM
0.43
11:56PM
0.37
12:17PM
0.37
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--8:32-------8:30-------8:30-----
Sunset----5:00-------5:00-------5:02---
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1421-----17111121-
Temp. °C556899888567877878888888
Feels °C (?)224433005-222330-3010-10330
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