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Ballyrisode

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
76
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
1.3 m
7 s period from SSW · model cell 2.8 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 70 km away.
Tide
1.2 m
Rising. High at 21:35.
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, WNW, cross, gusts 43
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
17:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m · 1.3 m · 19 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 10 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 23 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 15 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 10 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 12 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 22 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 17:0076 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 60 FreshFri 09:00 · 60 FreshFri 10:00 · 60 FreshFri 11:00 · 52 FreshFri 12:00 · 28 BlowyFri 13:00 · 19 GrimFri 14:00 · 14 GrimFri 15:00 · 15 GrimFri 16:00 · 51 FreshFri 17:00 · 76 DecentFri 18:00 · 76 DecentFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 74 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 88 GrandSat 13:00 · 88 GrandSat 14:00 · 88 GrandSat 15:00 · 88 GrandSat 16:00 · 88 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 88 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 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 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 78 DecentSun 10:00 · 78 DecentSun 11:00 · 78 DecentSun 12:00 · 78 DecentSun 13:00 · 78 DecentSun 14:00 · 78 DecentSun 15:00 · 78 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 78 DecentSun 19:00 · 78 DecentSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 64 DecentMon 13:00 · 78 DecentMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 100 GrandTue 22:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 90 GrandThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 62 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 17:00

76 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.3 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m19 km/h
faces 189° S · wind cross
Waves
1.3 m @ 7 s from SSW
Wind
19 km/h WNW · gusts 43
Tide
1.3 m · lower half
Air
15°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
16:0051 Fresh1.4 m7 sSSW18 km/h WNW551.0 m ▼1.1 mm15°gentle breeze, rain, waves 1.4 m
17:0076 Decent1.3 m7 sSSW19 km/h WNW431.3 m 0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
18:0076 Decent1.2 m7 sS19 km/h WNW341.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
19:0076 Decent1.1 m7 sS14 km/h NW282.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
20:0079 Decent1.1 m7 sS11 km/h NW222.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
21:0079 Decent1.0 m7 sS7 km/h NW172.9 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
22:0074 Decent1.0 m6 sS5 km/h NW133.0 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
23:0074 Decent0.9 m6 sS3 km/h N102.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0074 Decent0.9 m6 sS2 km/h N92.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0074 Decent0.9 m6 sS4 km/h N91.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0074 Decent0.8 m6 sS3 km/h N81.4 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
03:0086 Grand0.8 m6 sS3 km/h ENE81.2 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
04:0086 Grand0.8 m6 sS3 km/h NE81.1 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
05:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sS3 km/h N101.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
06:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sS7 km/h SE121.6 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
07:0091 Grand0.7 m6 sS11 km/h N132.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
08:0086 Grand0.6 m5 sS6 km/h NE132.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
09:0091 Grand0.6 m5 sS6 km/h ENE142.8 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
10:0091 Grand0.6 m5 sS7 km/h E162.9 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
11:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sS10 km/h ESE192.8 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS12 km/h SE222.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS15 km/h SE242.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS15 km/h SE241.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS15 km/h SE241.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
16:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS13 km/h SE231.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
17:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sS12 km/h SE221.2 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
18:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sS16 km/h SE211.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
19:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sS10 km/h SE201.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0094 Grand0.5 m5 sS11 km/h SE192.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
21:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sS4 km/h SSE192.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
22:0091 Grand0.4 m5 sS1 km/h N202.7 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
23:0097 Grand0.4 m5 sS2 km/h SSE202.8 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sS5 km/h SE212.7 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sS8 km/h SSE222.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sS9 km/h SSW242.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sS10 km/h SSW241.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.4 m4 sS10 km/h SSW251.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0094 Grand0.4 m4 sS14 km/h SSW261.3 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0094 Grand0.4 m4 sS16 km/h SW271.4 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0094 Grand0.4 m4 sS15 km/h SW291.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sS22 km/h SW281.8 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sS22 km/h SW282.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sS23 km/h SW302.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sS24 km/h SW302.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sS23 km/h SW312.8 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sS23 km/h SW322.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
14:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sS23 km/h SW322.3 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0078 Decent0.4 m4 sS24 km/h SW331.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Castletownbere, 23 km away · metres above chart datum
02:2008:5515:0521:35
Low 02:20 · 0.9 mHigh 08:55 · 3.1 mLow 15:05 · 1.0 mHigh 21:35 · 3.0 m

The spot

Faces
189° S
Swell window
E 100° → NNE 20°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.8 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 listedAccessible: Surfaced car park adjacent to beach with concrete level walkwayDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sunset Sauna (Allihies) · Ballydonegan Beach, Allihies · 31 km · mobile

Sunset Sauna Kerry · Coornagillagh Beach, Tuosist, Kenmare Bay, Co. Kerry · 32 km · mobile

Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.

Ballyrisode Beach is a sandy, sheltered beach located at Toomore in Co Cork and is within a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a National Heritage Area (NHA).

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🌊 Ballyrisode dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.3 mFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
🌊 Ballyrisode dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
🌊 Ballyrisode dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

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Kilcrohane

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