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Ballynamona Strand

Green Coast faces SE Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
52
Fresh · moderate breeze, showers possible
Waves
0.6 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 1 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 92 km away.
Tide
3.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:25.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 46
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Decent 74/100
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 96/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 9 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 23 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 90/100
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 88/100
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 90/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 16 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
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 07:0054 · Freshmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 51 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 33 BlowyFri 09:00 · 44 BlowyFri 10:00 · 36 BlowyFri 11:00 · 33 BlowyFri 12:00 · 37 BlowyFri 13:00 · 41 BlowyFri 14:00 · 29 BlowyFri 15:00 · 25 GrimFri 16:00 · 23 GrimFri 17:00 · 19 GrimFri 18:00 · 61 FreshFri 19:00 · 74 DecentFri 20:00 · 67 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 70 DecentSat 09:00 · 65 DecentSat 10:00 · 65 DecentSat 11:00 · 68 DecentSat 12:00 · 72 DecentSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 85 GrandSat 16:00 · 89 GrandSat 17:00 · 93 GrandSat 18:00 · 96 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 93 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 98 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 69 DecentSun 10:00 · 64 DecentSun 11:00 · 59 FreshSun 12:00 · 57 FreshSun 13:00 · 61 FreshSun 14:00 · 65 DecentSun 15:00 · 69 DecentSun 16:00 · 73 DecentSun 17:00 · 78 DecentSun 18:00 · 82 GrandSun 19:00 · 82 GrandSun 20:00 · 77 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 93 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 13:00 · 57 FreshMon 16:00 · 67 DecentMon 19:00 · 90 GrandMon 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 88 GrandTue 13:00 · 74 DecentTue 16:00 · 63 DecentTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 58 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 90 GrandWed 13:00 · 75 DecentWed 19:00 · 76 DecentThu 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 84 GrandThu 19:00 · 66 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

54 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
  • small waves 0.6 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.6 m26 km/h
faces 143° SE · wind cross
Waves
0.6 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
26 km/h SSW · gusts 46
Tide
2.8 m · upper half
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0054 Fresh0.6 m6 sSSE26 km/h SSW462.8 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
08:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE29 km/h SSW483.4 m 0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
09:0044 Blowy0.6 m5 sSSE27 km/h SSW493.8 m ▲0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.6 m
10:0036 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE30 km/h SW513.8 m ▲0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0033 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE37 km/h SSW553.5 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0037 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE37 km/h SSW572.9 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0041 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE39 km/h SSW602.2 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0029 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE40 km/h SSW611.7 m 0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry, small waves 0.7 m
15:0025 Grim0.7 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
17:0019 Grim0.7 m6 sSSE40 km/h SW591.2 m ▼0.9 mm16°strong wind, rain, small waves 0.7 m
18:0061 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE24 km/h WSW531.6 m 0.5 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.7 m
19:0074 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE14 km/h W422.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
20:0067 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW273.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0068 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW213.5 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0063 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW173.7 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
23:0062 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h W153.5 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0066 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW153.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0071 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW142.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0075 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW131.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0079 Decent0.5 m6 sSSE10 km/h WNW121.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0083 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h WNW111.3 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0084 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h NW111.2 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0080 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW101.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0075 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW102.1 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0070 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW102.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0065 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW93.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0065 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE3 km/h NNW93.6 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0068 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE4 km/h SE113.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
12:0072 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE6 km/h SE143.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
13:0077 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SE162.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
14:0081 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE172.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
15:0085 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE181.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
16:0089 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h S191.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
17:0093 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S191.3 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
18:0096 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h S181.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0091 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h S171.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0086 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h S162.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0081 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S172.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0076 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h S183.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0072 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h S193.4 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0076 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h S213.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0081 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h S223.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0085 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSW232.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0089 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h WSW242.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0093 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE5 km/h SW241.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW261.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0098 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW261.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, 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.

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🌊 Ballynamona Strand dip · Decent · 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 17:30–18:30 · 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.