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Ballynamona Strand

Green Coast faces SE Monitored, not designated

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7
Grim · waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind
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
1.3 m
Rising. High at 22:00.
Wind
37 km/h
Fresh breeze, SW, cross, gusts 62
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Blowy 36/100
waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:40 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Blowy 31/100
knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.5 m · 7 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 8 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 8 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 15 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 12 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:15

Week at a glance

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Fri 17:006 · Grimwaist-high 0.8 m · cross-shore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 17:00 · 6 GrimFri 18:00 · 4 GrimFri 19:00 · 36 BlowyFri 20:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 43 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 34 Blowy · nightSat 03:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 21 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 24 GrimSat 09:00 · 28 BlowySat 10:00 · 31 BlowySat 11:00 · 22 GrimSat 12:00 · 17 GrimSat 13:00 · 14 GrimSat 14:00 · 11 GrimSat 15:00 · 8 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 2 GrimSat 18:00 · 4 GrimSat 19:00 · 7 GrimSat 20:00 · 11 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 5 GrimSun 17:00 · 5 GrimSun 18:00 · 5 GrimSun 19:00 · 5 GrimSun 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 5 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 5 GrimMon 12:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 14:00 · 5 GrimMon 15:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 17:00 · 5 GrimMon 18:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 GrimMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 17:00

6 Grim
  • waist-high 0.8 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m37 km/h
faces 143° SE · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
37 km/h SW · gusts 62
Tide
1.2 m · low
Air
16°C · 0.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:006 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE37 km/h SW621.2 m ▼0.9 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
18:004 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE37 km/h SW591.6 m 1.2 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
19:0036 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE12 km/h WNW452.4 m 0.5 mm16°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
20:0039 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW303.0 m dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
21:0043 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE11 km/h W223.5 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
22:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW183.7 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
23:0043 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW163.5 m ▲dry10°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0040 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW153.1 m dry9°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0037 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE7 km/h WNW152.5 m dry8°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
02:0034 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW131.9 m dry7°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
03:0018 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW131.5 m dry7°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
04:0015 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW131.3 m ▼dry6°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
05:0014 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW131.2 m ▼dry6°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
06:0018 Grim0.5 m6 sSSE8 km/h NW121.5 m dry6°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
07:0021 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h N122.1 m dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
08:0024 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NNW122.8 m dry7°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
09:0028 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h NW103.3 m dry9°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
10:0031 Blowy0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h NNW93.6 m ▲dry11°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
11:0022 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h NNE93.6 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:0017 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE5 km/h ESE113.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
13:0014 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h SE142.8 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
14:0011 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE152.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
15:008 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE171.9 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
16:005 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE181.5 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
17:002 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE8 km/h SE181.3 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
18:004 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h SE171.4 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
19:007 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE7 km/h SSE151.7 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
20:0011 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h SSE142.3 m dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
21:0014 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h S142.9 m dry13°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
22:0018 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h S153.3 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
23:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h S163.4 m ▲dry12°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSE173.3 m ▲dry14°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S173.0 m dry14°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S182.5 m dry14°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW202.1 m dry15°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW211.7 m dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h W231.4 m ▼dry13°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WNW241.4 m ▼dry12°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h W251.6 m dry13°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW262.0 m dry13°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW272.6 m dry14°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW283.0 m dry15°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW303.4 m ▲dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW313.4 m ▲dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW323.3 m ▲dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW322.9 m dry17°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW332.5 m dry17°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW352.1 m dry17°flat

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.

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🏄 Ballynamona Strand surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
🏄 Ballynamona Strand surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Ballynamona Strand surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

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.