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Ballynamona Strand

Green Coast faces SE Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
0
Grim · strong wind, showers possible
Waves
0.8 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 92 km away.
Tide
1.1 m
Low tide. Low at 16:10.
Wind
40 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 62
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Decent 72/100
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
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 25 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 87/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.2 m · 8 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Grand 89/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.2 m · 23 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
19:00
Grand 84/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 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 16:000 · Grimstrong wind · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 15:00 · 3 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 3 GrimFri 18:00 · 6 GrimFri 19:00 · 72 DecentFri 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 79 DecentSat 10:00 · 89 GrandSat 11:00 · 89 GrandSat 12:00 · 88 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 79 DecentSat 15:00 · 81 GrandSat 16:00 · 77 DecentSat 17:00 · 73 DecentSat 18:00 · 76 DecentSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 93 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 96 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 80 GrandSun 09:00 · 87 GrandSun 10:00 · 86 GrandSun 11:00 · 91 GrandSun 12:00 · 93 GrandSun 13:00 · 89 GrandSun 14:00 · 75 DecentSun 15:00 · 71 DecentSun 16:00 · 67 DecentSun 17:00 · 62 DecentSun 18:00 · 58 FreshSun 19:00 · 58 FreshSun 20:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 70 DecentMon 09:00 · 64 DecentMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 11:00 · 74 DecentMon 12:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 83 GrandMon 14:00 · 81 GrandMon 15:00 · 77 DecentMon 16:00 · 73 DecentMon 17:00 · 69 DecentMon 18:00 · 65 DecentMon 19:00 · 70 DecentMon 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 78 DecentTue 13:00 · 84 GrandTue 16:00 · 87 GrandTue 19:00 · 68 DecentTue 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 64 DecentWed 13:00 · 81 GrandWed 16:00 · 89 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 84 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 16:00

0 Grim
  • strong wind
  • showers possible
  • waves 0.8 m
  • low tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m40 km/h
faces 143° SE · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
40 km/h SSW · gusts 62
Tide
1.1 m · low
Air
16°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
16:000 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE40 km/h SSW621.1 m ▼0.3 mm16°strong wind, showers possible, waves 0.8 m
17:003 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE37 km/h SW621.2 m ▼0.9 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 0.8 m
18:006 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE37 km/h SW591.6 m 1.2 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, waves 0.8 m
19:0072 Decent0.8 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW452.4 m 0.5 mm16°light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
20:0078 Decent0.8 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW303.0 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0086 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 ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0082 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW163.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0078 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW153.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0073 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE7 km/h WNW152.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0069 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW131.9 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0065 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW131.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0061 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW131.3 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0060 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW131.2 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0064 Decent0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h NW121.5 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0069 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h N122.1 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0074 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNW122.8 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0079 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW103.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0089 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h NNW93.6 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0089 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h NNE93.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0088 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h ESE113.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
13:0084 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h SE142.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
14:0079 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE152.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
15:0081 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE171.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:0077 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE181.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:0073 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h SE181.3 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:0076 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h SE171.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0081 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSE151.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0083 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE142.3 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0088 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h S142.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0093 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
00:0096 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSE173.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S173.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S182.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0083 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW202.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0079 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW211.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h W231.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0071 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WNW241.4 m ▼dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h W251.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW262.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0087 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW272.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0086 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW283.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0091 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW303.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0093 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW313.4 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0089 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW323.3 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0075 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW322.9 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0071 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW332.5 m dry17°moderate 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.

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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

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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Ballynamona Strand dip · Decent · sea 17° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Ballynamona Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Ballynamona Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle 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.