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Ardnahinch

Green Coast faces SE Monitored, not designated

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26
Grim · strong wind, dry
Waves
0.8 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1.2 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 92 km away.
Tide
1.5 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 16:10.
Wind
39 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 61
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 86/100
light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
15:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 9 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 8 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:15

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:0026 · Grimstrong wind · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 54 FreshFri 14:00 · 26 GrimFri 15:00 · 26 GrimFri 16:00 · 18 GrimFri 17:00 · 27 GrimFri 18:00 · 25 GrimFri 19:00 · 86 GrandFri 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 97 GrandSun 09:00 · 100 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 100 GrandThu 19:00 · 94 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

26 Grim
  • strong wind
  • dry
  • waves 0.8 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m39 km/h
faces 144° SE · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
39 km/h SSW · gusts 61
Tide
1.7 m · lower half
Air
16°C · dry

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0026 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE39 km/h SSW611.7 m dry16°strong wind, dry, waves 0.8 m
15:0026 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW621.3 m ▼0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry, waves 0.8 m
16:0018 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE40 km/h SSW621.1 m ▼0.3 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, waves 0.8 m
17:0027 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE37 km/h SW621.2 m ▼0.9 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 0.8 m
18:0025 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE37 km/h SW591.6 m 1.2 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 0.8 m
19:0086 Grand0.8 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW452.4 m 0.5 mm16°light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
20:0088 Grand0.8 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW303.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0091 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE11 km/h W223.5 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0091 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW183.7 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW163.5 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW153.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE7 km/h WNW152.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW131.9 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW131.5 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0080 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW131.3 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0080 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW131.2 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0080 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h NW121.5 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h N122.1 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNW122.8 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW103.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h NNW93.6 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h NNE93.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h ESE113.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
13:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h SE142.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
14:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE152.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
15:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE171.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE181.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h SE181.3 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h SE171.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSE151.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE142.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h S142.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h S153.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h S163.4 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSE173.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S173.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S182.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW202.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW211.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h W231.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WNW241.4 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h W251.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW262.0 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW272.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW283.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW303.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW313.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW323.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between ENE and WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Ballycotton, 3 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4009:2516:1022:00
Low 03:40 · 1.0 mHigh 09:25 · 3.9 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:00 · 3.7 m

The spot

Faces
144° SE
Swell window
ENE 60° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1.2 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Coastal Cabin Beach Sauna · Garryvoe Beach, Ballycotton · 2 km · fixed

Cedar & Steam Sauna · Ballycroneen Strand (also Guileen Bay), Cloyne · 8 km · mobile

The Sweaty Sanctuary Sauna · Inch Beach, Whitegate · 10 km · fixed

My Hot Spot · Redbarn Strand, Youghal · 13 km · fixed

Ardnahinch Beach is located near Shanagarry in Co Cork in a wide bay with views to Ballycotton and the Island lighthouse. During low tide it is an expansive beach, however at high tide there is only a thin strip of sand. The beach is located in an SPA & popular with birdwatchers. In keeping with ' leave no trace principles' bins are not provided

Put Ardnahinch in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

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🌊 Ardnahinch dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Ardnahinch dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 14:30–15:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Ardnahinch dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Ballynamona Strand

0 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Garryvoe

2 km · Co. Cork · Good Quality

Ballyhonock Lough

7 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Lough Aderry

9 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.