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Ownachincha surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s

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
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
W
1.5
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
W
0.4
WSW
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.9
WSW
2.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.1
S
2.5
SSW
1.2
SW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)710104412666181616161666147888988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)716101234216167674460891472518720620130776613681331573912196499
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
5
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSE
45
SE
40
S
25
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
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
12:31AM
0.32
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise8:32-------8:30-------8:30-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:00-------5:02-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---112--1-----411111---1
Temp. °C689988885677788889987788
Feels °C (?)44340-106-21331-202-10330121
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