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Cape Clear North Harbour

faces SW Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
78
Decent · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.3 m
13 s period from WNW · model cell 0.7 km out
Sea
15.5°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 77 km away.
Tide
1.5 m
Rising. High at 09:15.
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 41
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 0.1 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 14 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 11 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 21 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0078 · Decentmoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 78 DecentFri 09:00 · 62 DecentFri 10:00 · 62 DecentFri 11:00 · 62 DecentFri 12:00 · 46 FreshFri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 14:00 · 30 BlowyFri 15:00 · 22 GrimFri 16:00 · 45 FreshFri 17:00 · 70 DecentFri 18:00 · 76 DecentFri 19:00 · 94 GrandFri 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 100 GrandSat 09:00 · 100 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 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 · 78 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 78 DecentSun 09:00 · 78 DecentSun 10:00 · 78 DecentSun 11:00 · 78 DecentSun 12:00 · 78 DecentSun 13:00 · 78 DecentSun 14:00 · 78 DecentSun 15:00 · 78 DecentSun 16:00 · 78 DecentSun 17:00 · 78 DecentSun 18:00 · 78 DecentSun 19:00 · 78 DecentSun 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 78 DecentMon 13:00 · 78 DecentMon 16:00 · 78 DecentMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 100 GrandTue 19:00 · 100 GrandTue 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 84 GrandThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 78 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

78 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m21 km/h
faces 220° SW · wind onshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 13 s from WNW
Wind
21 km/h SSW · gusts 41
Tide
1.7 m · lower half
Air
16°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0078 Decent0.3 m13 sWNW23 km/h SSW411.2 m dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0078 Decent0.3 m13 sWNW21 km/h SSW411.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0078 Decent0.3 m13 sWNW27 km/h SW442.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
08:0078 Decent0.3 m13 sWNW28 km/h SSW433.0 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0062 Decent0.3 m9 sWNW31 km/h SSW453.3 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0062 Decent0.3 m9 sW33 km/h SSW493.2 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0062 Decent0.3 m9 sW37 km/h SSW512.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0046 Fresh0.3 m9 sW40 km/h SSW532.3 m dry17°strong wind, onshore, choppy, dry
13:0030 Blowy0.3 m9 sW41 km/h SSW551.7 m 0.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
14:0030 Blowy0.3 m9 sW41 km/h SSW571.2 m 0.6 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
15:0022 Grim0.4 m9 sW41 km/h SW571.0 m ▼1.0 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
16:0045 Fresh0.4 m9 sW30 km/h W530.9 m ▼1.2 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, rain
17:0070 Decent0.4 m9 sWNW24 km/h WNW471.0 m 0.4 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.4 m
18:0076 Decent0.4 m9 sWNW24 km/h WNW411.4 m 0.3 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.3 m9 sWNW18 km/h WNW322.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.3 m9 sWNW13 km/h NW262.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.3 m9 sWNW10 km/h NW213.0 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.3 m9 sWNW6 km/h NW193.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0097 Grand0.3 m9 sWNW5 km/h NNW163.0 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
Saturday, 3 October
00:0097 Grand0.3 m9 sWNW3 km/h NNE142.5 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.3 m9 sWNW5 km/h ENE131.9 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0097 Grand0.2 m9 sWNW6 km/h ENE121.5 m dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0097 Grand0.2 m9 sWNW7 km/h ENE111.2 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0092 Grand0.2 m9 sWNW8 km/h ENE121.0 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0097 Grand0.2 m9 sWNW9 km/h NE131.0 m ▼dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0097 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW10 km/h ENE141.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0097 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW8 km/h E141.8 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:00100 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW11 km/h SSE162.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:00100 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW11 km/h SE172.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW14 km/h SE193.1 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW15 km/h ESE213.0 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW18 km/h ESE222.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0084 Grand0.2 m10 sWNW20 km/h ESE232.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW20 km/h SE231.8 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW18 km/h SE231.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW10 km/h SW221.2 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW12 km/h SW211.1 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW12 km/h SW221.1 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW14 km/h SW221.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW14 km/h WSW221.9 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW15 km/h SW222.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW14 km/h SW222.8 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW17 km/h SW222.9 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW19 km/h SSW232.8 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW19 km/h SW242.5 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW17 km/h SW242.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW17 km/h SW251.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0094 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW19 km/h SW261.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between ENE and NW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Union Hall, 29 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1009:1515:4521:45
Low 03:10 · 0.8 mHigh 09:15 · 3.3 mLow 15:45 · 0.9 mHigh 21:45 · 3.1 m

The spot

Faces
220° SW
Swell window
ENE 70° → NW 320°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.7 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.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Betterdayz Sauna · Warren Beach, Rosscarbery · 37 km · mobile

West Cork Sauna (The Balmy Barrel) · Red Strand, Clonakilty (rotating) · 42 km · mobile

Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.

Cape Clear North Harbour Beach , is a gently sloping sandy beach facing North, towards Schull on the Southern coast of Ireland. Access to the beach on the island is by ferry from Schull or Baltimore on the mainland. The beach is within walking distance of the ferry landing point on the island.

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🌊 Cape Clear North Harbour dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.3 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Cape Clear North Harbour dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Cape Clear North Harbour dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

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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.