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Ballyrisode

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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65
Decent · chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind
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
1.5 m
Rising. High at 21:35.
Wind
18 km/h
Gentle breeze, WNW, cross, gusts 46
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
18:00
Decent 73/100
chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 17 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Fresh 46/100
waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind · 0.6 m · 6 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 21/100
knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore · 0.4 m · 14 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide · 0.4 m · 17 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 13 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 22 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05

Week at a glance

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Fri 17:0065 · Decentchest-high 1.3 m · cross-shore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 63 DecentFri 17:00 · 65 DecentFri 18:00 · 73 DecentFri 19:00 · 73 DecentFri 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSat 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 46 FreshSat 09:00 · 33 BlowySat 10:00 · 23 GrimSat 11:00 · 23 GrimSat 12:00 · 23 GrimSat 13:00 · 23 GrimSat 14:00 · 23 GrimSat 15:00 · 23 GrimSat 16:00 · 23 GrimSat 17:00 · 23 GrimSat 18:00 · 23 GrimSat 19:00 · 23 GrimSat 20:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 21 GrimSun 09:00 · 21 GrimSun 10:00 · 21 GrimSun 11:00 · 7 GrimSun 12:00 · 7 GrimSun 13:00 · 7 GrimSun 14:00 · 7 GrimSun 15:00 · 7 GrimSun 16:00 · 7 GrimSun 17:00 · 7 GrimSun 18:00 · 7 GrimSun 19:00 · 7 GrimSun 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 7 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 15 GrimMon 09:00 · 7 GrimMon 10:00 · 7 GrimMon 11:00 · 7 GrimMon 12:00 · 7 GrimMon 13:00 · 7 GrimMon 14:00 · 7 GrimMon 15:00 · 7 GrimMon 16:00 · 15 GrimMon 17:00 · 15 GrimMon 18:00 · 23 GrimMon 19:00 · 7 GrimMon 22:00 · 15 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 23 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 23 GrimTue 13:00 · 23 GrimTue 16:00 · 33 BlowyTue 19:00 · 33 BlowyTue 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

65 Decent
  • chest-high 1.3 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m18 km/h
faces 189° S · wind cross
Waves
1.3 m @ 7 s from SSW
Wind
18 km/h WNW · gusts 46
Tide
1.3 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 0.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:0065 Decent1.3 m7 sSSW18 km/h WNW461.3 m 0.4 mm15°chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind
18:0073 Decent1.2 m7 sS17 km/h WNW331.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind
19:0073 Decent1.1 m7 sS11 km/h WNW302.1 m dry13°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind
20:0073 Decent1.1 m7 sS9 km/h WNW242.6 m dry12°chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
21:0083 Grand1.0 m7 sS9 km/h NW182.9 m ▲dry11°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, high tide
22:0083 Grand1.0 m6 sS6 km/h NW153.0 m ▲dry10°chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, high tide
23:0083 Grand0.9 m6 sS5 km/h NNW132.7 m dry9°chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, high tide
Saturday, 3 October
00:0058 Fresh0.9 m6 sS5 km/h N112.3 m dry8°waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind
01:0058 Fresh0.9 m6 sS5 km/h N91.8 m dry8°waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind
02:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sS4 km/h NNE81.4 m dry8°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
03:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sS3 km/h N71.2 m ▼dry7°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
04:0046 Fresh0.8 m6 sS2 km/h NNW81.1 m ▼dry7°waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
05:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sS4 km/h ESE91.3 m dry7°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
06:0036 Blowy0.7 m6 sS7 km/h E111.6 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
07:0046 Fresh0.7 m6 sS6 km/h N112.0 m dry9°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
08:0046 Fresh0.6 m5 sS6 km/h NNE112.4 m dry9°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
09:0033 Blowy0.6 m5 sS4 km/h N122.8 m ▲dry10°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high tide
10:0023 Grim0.6 m5 sS4 km/h E142.9 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
11:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS8 km/h ESE152.8 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
12:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS10 km/h SE192.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
13:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS12 km/h SE222.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
14:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS14 km/h ESE231.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
15:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS15 km/h ESE231.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
16:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS17 km/h SE231.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
17:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS15 km/h SE221.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
18:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS13 km/h SE211.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
19:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS11 km/h SE191.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind
20:0023 Grim0.5 m5 sS10 km/h ESE182.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
21:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sS12 km/h ESE182.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
22:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sS7 km/h ESE192.7 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
23:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sS8 km/h SSE202.8 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sS9 km/h SSW212.7 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
01:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sS8 km/h SW222.4 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
02:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sS8 km/h S222.0 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
03:0021 Grim0.4 m5 sS6 km/h SW231.6 m dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
04:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sS7 km/h SSW241.4 m ▼dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
05:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sS8 km/h S241.3 m ▼dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
06:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sS9 km/h SSW251.4 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low tide
07:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sS13 km/h SW261.5 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
08:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sS14 km/h SW271.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
09:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sS12 km/h SW282.2 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore
10:0021 Grim0.4 m4 sS14 km/h SW282.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide
11:007 Grim0.4 m4 sS16 km/h SW302.8 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high tide
12:007 Grim0.4 m4 sS17 km/h SW312.8 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high tide
13:007 Grim0.4 m4 sS17 km/h SW312.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind
14:007 Grim0.4 m4 sS21 km/h SW312.3 m 0.1 mm16°knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind
15:007 Grim0.4 m4 sS21 km/h SW311.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind
16:007 Grim0.4 m4 sS23 km/h SW331.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind

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.

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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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 Ballyrisode surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind
🏄 Ballyrisode surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.4 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore

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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.