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Barley Cove

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSW

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99
Grand · overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s
Waves
1.6 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
1.7 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 03:35.
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, N, offshore, gusts 13
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 8°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Grand 89/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.1 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Fresh 52/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore · 0.7 m · 14 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
15:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.9 m · 26 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 64/100
waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.8 m · 18 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low tide · 0.5 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 23 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 47 km/h
▲ 04:15 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 22:45

Week at a glance

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Sat 01:0099 · Grandoverhead 1.6 m · period 10 s
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 99 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 99 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 99 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 89 GrandSat 09:00 · 89 GrandSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 79 DecentSat 12:00 · 79 DecentSat 13:00 · 54 FreshSat 14:00 · 54 FreshSat 15:00 · 54 FreshSat 16:00 · 54 FreshSat 17:00 · 54 FreshSat 18:00 · 54 FreshSat 19:00 · 54 FreshSat 20:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 38 BlowySun 09:00 · 52 FreshSun 10:00 · 38 BlowySun 11:00 · 38 BlowySun 12:00 · 38 BlowySun 13:00 · 38 BlowySun 14:00 · 38 BlowySun 15:00 · 38 BlowySun 16:00 · 38 BlowySun 17:00 · 38 BlowySun 18:00 · 38 BlowySun 19:00 · 38 BlowySun 20:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 32 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 32 BlowyMon 09:00 · 32 BlowyMon 10:00 · 32 BlowyMon 11:00 · 32 BlowyMon 12:00 · 32 BlowyMon 13:00 · 32 BlowyMon 14:00 · 32 BlowyMon 15:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 63 DecentMon 17:00 · 63 DecentMon 18:00 · 63 DecentMon 19:00 · 63 DecentMon 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 54 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 54 FreshTue 13:00 · 54 FreshTue 16:00 · 64 DecentTue 19:00 · 64 DecentTue 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightWed 10:00 · 33 BlowyWed 13:00 · 15 GrimWed 16:00 · 15 GrimWed 19:00 · 15 GrimWed 22:00 · 21 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 21 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 GrimFri 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 01:00

99 Grand
  • overhead 1.6 m
  • period 10 s
  • offshore wind
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.6 m6 km/h
faces 212° SSW · wind offshore
Waves
1.6 m @ 10 s from SW
Wind
6 km/h N · gusts 13
Tide
1.8 m · lower half
Air
8°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
01:0099 Grand1.6 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW6 km/h N131.8 m dry8°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0099 Grand1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW5 km/h NE111.4 m dry8°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0089 Grand1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW6 km/h ENE101.2 m ▼dry8°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0089 Grand1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW6 km/h NE101.1 m ▼dry7°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0089 Grand1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW6 km/h NE121.3 m dry7°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0089 Grand1.3 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW8 km/h ENE141.6 m dry9°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0089 Grand1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW7 km/h NNE152.0 m dry9°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0089 Grand1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW12 km/h NNE152.4 m dry9°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0089 Grand1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW9 km/h ENE152.8 m ▲dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW9 km/h E172.9 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW9 km/h E172.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0079 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW10 km/h ESE192.5 m dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW12 km/h ESE222.1 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW18 km/h ESE231.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSSW17 km/h ESE241.4 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSSW14 km/h SE231.2 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW15 km/h ESE231.2 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW16 km/h ESE221.3 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW13 km/h SE211.6 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW10 km/h ESE192.0 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0054 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW9 km/h ESE192.4 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW8 km/h ESE182.7 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0054 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW6 km/h SE182.8 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW9 km/h SSW192.7 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
01:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW11 km/h WSW192.4 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
02:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW14 km/h SW202.0 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
03:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW12 km/h SW221.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
04:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW12 km/h WSW221.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
05:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW11 km/h WSW211.3 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
06:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW12 km/h SW221.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
07:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW14 km/h SW241.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
08:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW14 km/h SW261.8 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
09:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW14 km/h SW272.2 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
10:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW15 km/h SW282.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
11:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW17 km/h SW292.8 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
12:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW19 km/h SW292.8 m ▲dry17°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
13:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW19 km/h SW302.6 m dry17°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW19 km/h SW302.3 m dry17°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW22 km/h SW311.9 m dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW21 km/h SW311.6 m dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW20 km/h WSW301.3 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW21 km/h WSW291.2 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW19 km/h WSW291.3 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
20:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW25 km/h WSW291.4 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
21:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW24 km/h WSW281.8 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
22:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW23 km/h WSW302.2 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
23:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW24 km/h SW282.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
Monday, 5 October
00:0038 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW24 km/h SW292.7 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

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.

Put Barley Cove in your calendar

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🏄 Barley Cove surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.1 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Barley Cove surf · Fresh · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
🏄 Barley Cove surf · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mMon, 5 Oct 14:30–15:30 · chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind

Nearby spots

Galley Cove

2 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Knocknagearagh Lough

4 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Dun Lough

4 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

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.