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Barley Cove

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces SSW

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69
Decent · overhead 2.3 m, cross-shore wind
Waves
2.3 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
1.3 m
Rising. High at 21:35.
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, WNW, cross, gusts 46
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Decent 74/100
overhead 2.2 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 2.2 m · 17 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Decent 75/100
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
08:00
Blowy 42/100
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
19:00
Decent 62/100
chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 0.9 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Fresh 59/100
waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 0.7 m · 24 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Blowy 29/100
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 17:0069 · Decentoverhead 2.3 m · cross-shore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 38 BlowyFri 14:00 · 36 BlowyFri 15:00 · 40 BlowyFri 16:00 · 70 DecentFri 17:00 · 69 DecentFri 18:00 · 74 DecentFri 19:00 · 71 DecentFri 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 75 DecentSat 09:00 · 72 DecentSat 10:00 · 59 FreshSat 11:00 · 62 DecentSat 12:00 · 65 DecentSat 13:00 · 44 BlowySat 14:00 · 47 FreshSat 15:00 · 50 FreshSat 16:00 · 45 FreshSat 17:00 · 52 FreshSat 18:00 · 49 FreshSat 19:00 · 46 FreshSat 20:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 21:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSat 22:00 · 37 Blowy · nightSat 23:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSun 00:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightSun 02:00 · 42 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 31 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 42 BlowySun 09:00 · 39 BlowySun 10:00 · 22 GrimSun 11:00 · 19 GrimSun 12:00 · 20 GrimSun 13:00 · 23 GrimSun 14:00 · 26 GrimSun 15:00 · 29 BlowySun 16:00 · 32 BlowySun 17:00 · 35 BlowySun 18:00 · 38 BlowySun 19:00 · 35 BlowySun 20:00 · 32 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 29 Blowy · nightSun 22:00 · 25 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 22 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 19 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 20 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 23 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 26 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 30 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 31 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 28 BlowyMon 09:00 · 25 GrimMon 10:00 · 21 GrimMon 11:00 · 18 GrimMon 12:00 · 15 GrimMon 13:00 · 12 GrimMon 14:00 · 15 GrimMon 15:00 · 49 FreshMon 16:00 · 52 FreshMon 17:00 · 56 FreshMon 18:00 · 59 FreshMon 19:00 · 62 DecentMon 22:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 34 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 39 Blowy · nightTue 07:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 48 FreshTue 13:00 · 38 BlowyTue 16:00 · 50 FreshTue 19:00 · 59 FreshTue 22:00 · 59 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 50 Fresh · nightWed 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 27 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 29 BlowyWed 13:00 · 2 GrimWed 16:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 7 GrimWed 22:00 · 19 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 10 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 17:00

69 Decent
  • overhead 2.3 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.3 m19 km/h
faces 212° SSW · wind cross
Waves
2.3 m @ 9 s from SW
Wind
19 km/h WNW · gusts 46
Tide
1.3 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:0069 Decent2.3 m (0.8 swell)9 sSW19 km/h WNW461.3 m 0.3 mm15°overhead 2.3 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
18:0074 Decent2.2 m (0.8 swell)9 sSW17 km/h WNW351.7 m dry14°overhead 2.2 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
19:0071 Decent2.1 m (0.8 swell)9 sSW13 km/h WNW332.1 m dry14°overhead 2.1 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
20:0068 Decent2.0 m (0.8 swell)9 sSW12 km/h WNW282.6 m dry13°overhead 2.0 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
21:0065 Decent1.9 m (0.8 swell)9 sSW10 km/h NW242.9 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.9 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
22:0070 Decent1.9 m (0.8 swell)9 sSW7 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 sSW6 km/h N182.7 m dry9°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0087 Grand1.7 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW7 km/h N162.3 m dry9°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0090 Grand1.6 m (0.7 swell)10 sSW8 km/h N141.8 m dry8°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0094 Grand1.6 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW5 km/h NNE121.4 m dry8°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0087 Grand1.5 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW5 km/h NE91.2 m ▼dry7°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0088 Grand1.4 m (0.6 swell)10 sSW6 km/h NE91.1 m ▼dry7°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0075 Decent1.4 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW8 km/h E111.3 m dry8°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0071 Decent1.3 m (0.5 swell)10 sSW8 km/h E131.6 m dry10°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0078 Decent1.2 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW8 km/h ENE132.0 m dry10°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0075 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW9 km/h NE132.4 m dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0072 Decent1.1 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW8 km/h ENE142.8 m ▲dry10°chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW7 km/h E152.9 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.0 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0062 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
12:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW12 km/h ESE202.5 m dry14°chest-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0044 Blowy0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW14 km/h ESE222.1 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0047 Fresh0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW16 km/h ESE231.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.3 swell)10 sSSW17 km/h ESE231.4 m dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0045 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSSW18 km/h ESE231.2 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.9 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
17:0052 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW16 km/h SE221.2 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
18:0049 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW14 km/h ESE221.3 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
19:0046 Fresh0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSSW13 km/h ESE221.6 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0043 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW12 km/h ESE212.0 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
21:0040 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW13 km/h ESE212.4 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
22:0037 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW7 km/h ESE222.7 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
23:0033 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW8 km/h S222.8 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
Sunday, 4 October
00:0036 Blowy0.7 m (0.3 swell)10 sSW8 km/h SSW222.7 m ▲dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
01:0039 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW6 km/h SSW232.4 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
02:0042 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW7 km/h SSW232.0 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
03:0046 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)10 sSW6 km/h SW251.6 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
04:0049 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW6 km/h SSW261.4 m ▼dry14°waist-high 0.7 m, period 10 s, light onshore
05:0052 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW7 km/h S261.3 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
06:0049 Fresh0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW10 km/h SSW261.4 m ▼dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
07:0031 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW14 km/h SW271.5 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
08:0042 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW14 km/h SW281.8 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
09:0039 Blowy0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW13 km/h SW282.2 m dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore
10:0022 Grim0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW17 km/h WSW292.5 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
11:0019 Grim0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW17 km/h SW302.8 m ▲dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
12:0020 Grim0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW17 km/h SW312.8 m ▲dry15°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
13:0023 Grim0.7 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW18 km/h SW302.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
14:0026 Grim0.8 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW22 km/h SW302.3 m dry16°waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
15:0029 Blowy0.8 m (0.4 swell)11 sSW22 km/h SW311.9 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0032 Blowy0.8 m (0.3 swell)11 sSW23 km/h SW331.6 m dry16°waist-high 0.8 m, period 11 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

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 surf · Decent · sea 15° · 2.2 mFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · overhead 2.2 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Barley Cove surf · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · chest-high 1.1 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Barley Cove surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.7 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · waist-high 0.7 m, period 11 s, light onshore

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

7 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.