Ballyrisode
Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated
Surf score now
60
Fresh · 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
1.2 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, preferring low tideToday
18:00
Decent 64/100
chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 1.2 m · 17 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 32/100
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 11/100
knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide · 0.4 m · 14 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grim 19/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.4 m · 17 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Blowy 28/100
knee-high 0.3 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 21 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
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 17:0059 · Fresh
Fri, 2 Oct, 17:00
59 Fresh- chest-high 1.3 m
- cross-shore wind
- low-ish tide
- cross wind
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, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 16:00 | 60 Fresh | 1.4 m | 7 s | SSW | 16 km/h W | 59 | 1.0 m ▼ | 1.6 mm | 15° | chest-high 1.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 59 Fresh | 1.3 m | 7 s | SSW | 18 km/h WNW | 46 | 1.3 m | 0.4 mm | 15° | chest-high 1.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 64 Decent | 1.2 m | 7 s | S | 17 km/h WNW | 33 | 1.7 m | dry | 15° | chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 61 Fresh | 1.1 m | 7 s | S | 11 km/h WNW | 30 | 2.1 m | dry | 13° | chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 58 Fresh | 1.1 m | 7 s | S | 9 km/h WNW | 24 | 2.6 m | dry | 12° | chest-high 1.1 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 65 Decent | 1.0 m | 7 s | S | 9 km/h NW | 18 | 2.9 m ▲ | dry | 11° | chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 64 Decent | 1.0 m | 6 s | S | 6 km/h NW | 15 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 10° | chest-high 1.0 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 68 Decent | 0.9 m | 6 s | S | 5 km/h NNW | 13 | 2.7 m | dry | 9° | chest-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.9 m | 6 s | S | 5 km/h N | 11 | 2.3 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 49 Fresh | 0.9 m | 6 s | S | 5 km/h N | 9 | 1.8 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.9 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 41 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | S | 4 km/h NNE | 8 | 1.4 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 03:00 | 44 Blowy | 0.8 m | 6 s | S | 3 km/h N | 7 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 04:00 | 45 Fresh | 0.8 m | 6 s | S | 2 km/h NNW | 8 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 05:00 | 32 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | S | 4 km/h ESE | 9 | 1.3 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 06:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | S | 7 km/h E | 11 | 1.6 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 07:00 | 35 Blowy | 0.7 m | 6 s | S | 6 km/h N | 11 | 2.0 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 08:00 | 32 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | S | 6 km/h NNE | 11 | 2.4 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 09:00 | 16 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | S | 4 km/h N | 12 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 3 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | S | 4 km/h E | 14 | 2.9 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 6 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | S | 8 km/h ESE | 15 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 9 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | S | 10 km/h SE | 19 | 2.5 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 13 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | S | 12 km/h SE | 22 | 2.1 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 16 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | S | 14 km/h ESE | 23 | 1.7 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 19 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | S | 15 km/h ESE | 23 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 22 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | S | 17 km/h SE | 23 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | S | 15 km/h SE | 22 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 18 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | S | 13 km/h SE | 21 | 1.3 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 15 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | S | 11 km/h SE | 19 | 1.6 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 12 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | S | 10 km/h ESE | 18 | 2.0 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 9 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | S | 12 km/h ESE | 18 | 2.4 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 6 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | S | 7 km/h ESE | 19 | 2.7 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 2 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | S | 8 km/h SSE | 20 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 5 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | S | 9 km/h SSW | 21 | 2.7 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 8 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | S | 8 km/h SW | 22 | 2.4 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 11 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | S | 8 km/h S | 22 | 2.0 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 15 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | S | 6 km/h SW | 23 | 1.6 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 18 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 7 km/h SSW | 24 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 8 km/h S | 24 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 18 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 9 km/h SSW | 25 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 14 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 13 km/h SW | 26 | 1.5 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 11 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 14 km/h SW | 27 | 1.8 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 8 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 12 km/h SW | 28 | 2.2 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 5 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 14 km/h SW | 28 | 2.5 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 16 km/h SW | 30 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 17 km/h SW | 31 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 17 km/h SW | 31 | 2.6 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 21 km/h SW | 31 | 2.3 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 0 Grim | 0.4 m | 4 s | S | 21 km/h SW | 31 | 1.9 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell 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 datumLow 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.
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?
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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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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Ballyrisode surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.2 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · chest-high 1.2 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Ballyrisode surf · Blowy · 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, low-ish tide
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.