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Ownachincha surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ownachincha today?
The current surf forecast for Ownachincha at 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ownachincha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1848 | 4412 | 3053 | 1122 | 918 | 656 | 656 | 567 | 561 | 495 | 1419 | 591 | 565 | 705 | 510 | 366 | 231 | 186 | 319 | 545 | 591 | 559 | 629 | 661 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:45AM 2.92 | 10:13PM 2.74 | 10:46AM 2.75 | 11:17PM 2.63 | 11:52AM 2.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:20PM 0.78 | 4:45AM 0.81 | 5:22PM 0.89 | 5:49AM 0.90 | 6:24PM 0.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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