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Barley Cove

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSW

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Dip score now
74
Decent · light winds, dry
Waves
1.2 m
10 s period from SW · model cell 3.4 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 60 km away.
Tide
1.8 m
Rising. High at 09:55.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, NE, offshore, gusts 16
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 13 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 88/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m · 0.7 m · 13 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.8 m · 21 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.5 m · 20 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, low tide · 5 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 54/100
fresh breeze, rain · 32 km/h
▲ 04:15 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 22:45

Week at a glance

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Sat 07:0074 · Decentlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 74 DecentSat 09:00 · 79 DecentSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 82 GrandSat 12:00 · 82 GrandSat 13:00 · 76 DecentSat 14:00 · 76 DecentSat 15:00 · 76 DecentSat 16:00 · 76 DecentSat 17:00 · 76 DecentSat 18:00 · 76 DecentSat 19:00 · 88 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 88 GrandSun 09:00 · 88 GrandSun 10:00 · 88 GrandSun 11:00 · 88 GrandSun 12:00 · 88 GrandSun 13:00 · 88 GrandSun 14:00 · 72 DecentSun 15:00 · 72 DecentSun 16:00 · 72 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 60 FreshSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 60 FreshMon 09:00 · 76 DecentMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 11:00 · 60 FreshMon 12:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 60 FreshMon 14:00 · 60 FreshMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 60 FreshMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 64 DecentTue 13:00 · 72 DecentTue 16:00 · 84 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 81 GrandWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 16:00 · 62 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 100 GrandThu 13:00 · 100 GrandThu 19:00 · 70 DecentFri 01:00 · 54 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 23 GrimFri 19:00 · 54 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 07:00

74 Decent
  • light winds
  • dry
  • waves 1.2 m
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.2 m8 km/h
faces 212° SSW · wind offshore
Waves
1.2 m @ 10 s from SW
Wind
8 km/h NE · gusts 16
Tide
2.0 m · upper half
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0074 Decent1.3 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW9 km/h ENE151.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
07:0074 Decent1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW8 km/h NE162.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
08:0074 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW9 km/h NE172.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
09:0079 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW10 km/h NE172.8 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
10:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW9 km/h E172.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0082 Grand1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW10 km/h E172.8 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
12:0082 Grand0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW10 km/h ESE182.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW13 km/h ESE202.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW15 km/h ESE221.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSSW15 km/h ESE231.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSSW17 km/h ESE231.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
17:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW16 km/h ESE221.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
18:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW15 km/h ESE211.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
19:0088 Grand0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW13 km/h ESE191.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
20:0094 Grand0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW12 km/h ESE182.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
21:0091 Grand0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW8 km/h SE172.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
22:0091 Grand0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW8 km/h E172.7 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0091 Grand0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW8 km/h E162.8 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW8 km/h ESE172.7 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0094 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW6 km/h ESE182.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
02:0094 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW5 km/h ESE202.0 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
03:0094 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW12 km/h W211.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
04:0094 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW9 km/h WSW211.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
05:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW13 km/h SW201.3 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
06:0094 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW12 km/h WSW211.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
07:0094 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW10 km/h SW221.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
08:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW13 km/h SW241.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
09:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW15 km/h SW242.2 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
10:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW17 km/h SW262.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
11:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW15 km/h SW262.8 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW18 km/h SW272.8 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0088 Grand0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW18 km/h SSW282.6 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0072 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW20 km/h SW292.3 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
15:0072 Decent0.8 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW22 km/h SW301.9 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0072 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW22 km/h SW291.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0072 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW22 km/h SW291.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW21 km/h WSW291.2 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW20 km/h WSW291.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW17 km/h WSW281.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
21:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW15 km/h WSW281.8 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
22:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW15 km/h SW272.2 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
23:0076 Decent0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW16 km/h WSW282.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW20 km/h WSW282.7 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW20 km/h WSW292.7 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
02:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW312.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
03:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW322.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
04:0060 Fresh0.8 m (0.2 swell)10 sSW27 km/h SW321.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0060 Fresh0.8 m9 sSW28 km/h WSW321.6 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 ENE and N reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Castletownbere, 22 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3509:5516:2022:50
Low 03:35 · 1.1 mHigh 09:55 · 2.9 mLow 16:20 · 1.1 mHigh 22:50 · 2.8 m

The spot

Faces
212° SSW
Swell window
ENE 70° → N 10°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.4 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: YesNo dogs (Dogs are not allowed on this beach between 10.30 a.m. & 7.00 p.m. during the bathing season which runs from 1st June to 15th September.)

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sunset Sauna (Allihies) · Ballydonegan Beach, Allihies · 27 km · mobile

Sunset Sauna Kerry · Coornagillagh Beach, Tuosist, Kenmare Bay, Co. Kerry · 36 km · mobile

Barley Cove Beach is a south facing sandy beach backing onto extensive sand dunes. It is located in Barley Cove Bay which provides some shelter to the beach and there is an extensive sand dune to the rear of the beach. There is a large tidal lagoon (Lissagriffin Lake) to the rear of the beach. The beach is used to some extent by anglers, walkers, surfers and windsurfers.

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🌊 Barley Cove dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.8 mSat, 3 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Barley Cove dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.7 m
🌊 Barley Cove dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.8 mMon, 5 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m

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Dunkelly Lough

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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.