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Ballynamona Strand

Green Coast faces SE Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
54
Fresh · fresh breeze, showers possible
Waves
0.6 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 1 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 92 km away.
Tide
3.5 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:25.
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 48
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 9 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 21 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 16 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 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 08:0054 · Freshfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 54 FreshFri 09:00 · 70 DecentFri 10:00 · 62 DecentFri 11:00 · 54 FreshFri 12:00 · 54 FreshFri 13:00 · 54 FreshFri 14:00 · 38 BlowyFri 15:00 · 30 BlowyFri 16:00 · 23 GrimFri 17:00 · 23 GrimFri 18:00 · 70 DecentFri 19:00 · 88 GrandFri 20:00 · 85 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 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 100 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 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 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 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 84 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

54 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m29 km/h
faces 143° SE · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
29 km/h SSW · gusts 48
Tide
3.4 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0054 Fresh0.6 m5 sSSE29 km/h SSW483.4 m 0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
09:0070 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE27 km/h SSW493.8 m ▲0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
10:0062 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE30 km/h SW513.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0054 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE37 km/h SSW553.5 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0054 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE37 km/h SSW572.9 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0054 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE39 km/h SSW602.2 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0038 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE40 km/h SSW611.7 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry, small waves 0.7 m
15:0030 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW611.3 m ▼0.5 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
16:0023 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE41 km/h SSW611.1 m ▼0.8 mm16°strong wind, rain, small waves 0.7 m
17:0023 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE40 km/h SW591.2 m ▼0.9 mm16°strong wind, rain, small waves 0.7 m
18:0070 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE24 km/h WSW531.6 m 0.5 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
19:0088 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE14 km/h W422.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0085 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW273.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0091 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW213.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0091 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW173.7 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h W153.5 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW153.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW142.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW131.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW121.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW111.3 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h NW111.2 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW101.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW102.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW102.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW93.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE3 km/h NNW93.6 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h SE113.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
12:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h SE143.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
13:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SE162.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
14:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE172.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
15:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE181.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
16:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h S191.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
17:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S191.3 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
18:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h S181.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h S171.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h S162.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S172.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h S183.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S193.4 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h S213.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h S223.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW232.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h WSW242.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h SW241.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW261.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW261.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW281.6 m dry15°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, 2 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
143° SE
Swell window
ENE 60° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 1 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 toiletsParkingDogs 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 · 7 km · mobile

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

My Hot Spot · Redbarn Strand, Youghal · 14 km · fixed

Ballynamona Beach is part of a line of beaches from Silver Strand on edge of Ballycotton village which connects to Ballynamona, which in turn connects to Ardnahinch Beach, which then connects to Garryvoe Beach, etc. It is sandy and sheltered and popular with walkers and surfers.

Put Ballynamona Strand in your calendar

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🌊 Ballynamona Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.7 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Ballynamona Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Ballynamona Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Ardnahinch

0 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Garryvoe

2 km · Co. Cork · Good Quality

Ballyhonock Lough

8 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.