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Barley Cove

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSW

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79
Decent · overhead 2.0 m, cross-shore wind
Waves
2.0 m
9 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
2.8 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:35.
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, NW, cross, gusts 28
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 13°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 86/100
chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.1 m · 9 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Fresh 45/100
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
Fresh 57/100
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
Fresh 58/100
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
Grim 17/100
knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, low-ish 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

Week at a glance

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Fri 20:0078 · Decentoverhead 2.0 m · cross-shore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 64 DecentFri 19:00 · 75 DecentFri 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 88 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 83 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 76 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 44 BlowySat 14:00 · 41 BlowySat 15:00 · 38 BlowySat 16:00 · 35 BlowySat 17:00 · 36 BlowySat 18:00 · 39 BlowySat 19:00 · 42 BlowySat 20:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 28 BlowySun 09:00 · 45 FreshSun 10:00 · 34 BlowySun 11:00 · 37 BlowySun 12:00 · 36 BlowySun 13:00 · 33 BlowySun 14:00 · 30 BlowySun 15:00 · 27 GrimSun 16:00 · 24 GrimSun 17:00 · 21 GrimSun 18:00 · 18 GrimSun 19:00 · 21 GrimSun 20:00 · 24 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 27 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 23:00 · 34 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 37 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 13 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 16 GrimMon 09:00 · 19 GrimMon 10:00 · 23 GrimMon 11:00 · 26 GrimMon 12:00 · 29 BlowyMon 13:00 · 32 BlowyMon 14:00 · 29 BlowyMon 15:00 · 57 FreshMon 16:00 · 54 FreshMon 17:00 · 50 FreshMon 18:00 · 47 FreshMon 19:00 · 44 BlowyMon 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 50 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 37 Blowy · nightTue 10:00 · 40 BlowyTue 13:00 · 50 FreshTue 16:00 · 58 FreshTue 19:00 · 49 FreshTue 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 35 Blowy · nightWed 07:00 · 19 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 17 GrimWed 13:00 · 8 GrimWed 16:00 · 12 GrimWed 19:00 · 3 GrimWed 22:00 · 3 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 12 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

78 Decent
  • overhead 2.0 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.0 m13 km/h
faces 212° SSW · wind cross
Waves
2.0 m @ 9 s from SW
Wind
13 km/h NW · gusts 28
Tide
2.6 m · upper half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
20:0078 Decent2.0 m (0.8 swell)9 sSW13 km/h NW282.6 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
21:0081 Grand1.9 m (0.8 swell)9 sSW10 km/h NW242.9 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.9 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
22:0088 Grand1.9 m (0.8 swell)9 sSW8 km/h NNW213.0 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.9 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
23:0084 Grand1.8 m (0.8 swell)10 sSW8 km/h NNW182.7 m dry10°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW6 km/h N152.3 m dry9°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0088 Grand1.6 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW6 km/h N131.8 m dry8°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0084 Grand1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW5 km/h NE111.4 m dry8°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0071 Decent1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW6 km/h ENE101.2 m ▼dry8°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0070 Decent1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW6 km/h NE101.1 m ▼dry7°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0073 Decent1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW6 km/h NE121.3 m dry7°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW8 km/h ENE141.6 m dry9°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0080 Grand1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW7 km/h NNE152.0 m dry9°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0083 Grand1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW12 km/h NNE152.4 m dry9°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0086 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
11:0076 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
12:0073 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
13:0044 Blowy0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW12 km/h ESE222.1 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0041 Blowy0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW18 km/h ESE231.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSSW17 km/h ESE241.4 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0035 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSSW14 km/h SE231.2 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0036 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW15 km/h ESE231.2 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0039 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW16 km/h ESE221.3 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0042 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW13 km/h SE211.6 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0045 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
21:0048 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
22:0051 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
23:0053 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
00:0048 Fresh0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW9 km/h SSW192.7 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
01:0045 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW11 km/h WSW192.4 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
02:0042 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW14 km/h SW202.0 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
03:0038 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW12 km/h SW221.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
04:0035 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW12 km/h WSW221.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
05:0032 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW11 km/h WSW211.3 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
06:0035 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW12 km/h SW221.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
07:0039 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW14 km/h SW241.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
08:0028 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW14 km/h SW261.8 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
09:0045 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW14 km/h SW272.2 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
10:0034 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW15 km/h SW282.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
11:0037 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW17 km/h SW292.8 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
12:0036 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW19 km/h SW292.8 m ▲dry17°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
13:0033 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW19 km/h SW302.6 m dry17°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0030 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW19 km/h SW302.3 m dry17°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0027 Grim0.8 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW22 km/h SW311.9 m dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0024 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW21 km/h SW311.6 m dry17°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0021 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW20 km/h WSW301.3 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
18:0018 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW21 km/h WSW291.2 m ▼dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
19:0021 Grim0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW19 km/h WSW291.3 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
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
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

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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 surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.1 mSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · 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

Nearby spots

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Dun Lough

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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.