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Cape Clear North Harbour

faces SW Monitored, not designated

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19
Grim · knee-high 0.3 m, period 9 s
Waves
0.3 m
9 s period from WNW · model cell 0.7 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 77 km away.
Tide
1.9 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:45.
Wind
17 km/h
Gentle breeze, WNW, cross, gusts 31
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grim 18/100
knee-high 0.3 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 22 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 21 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 5 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 13 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 22 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50

Week at a glance

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Fri 19:0018 · Grimknee-high 0.3 m · period 9 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 0 GrimFri 17:00 · 12 GrimFri 18:00 · 14 GrimFri 19:00 · 18 GrimFri 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightFri 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 5 GrimSat 09:00 · 5 GrimSat 10:00 · 5 GrimSat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 5 GrimSat 13:00 · 5 GrimSat 14:00 · 5 GrimSat 15:00 · 5 GrimSat 16:00 · 5 GrimSat 17:00 · 5 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 GrimSun 10:00 · 5 GrimSun 11:00 · 5 GrimSun 12:00 · 5 GrimSun 13:00 · 5 GrimSun 14:00 · 5 GrimSun 15:00 · 5 GrimSun 16:00 · 5 GrimSun 17:00 · 5 GrimSun 18:00 · 5 GrimSun 19:00 · 5 GrimSun 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 5 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 5 GrimMon 12:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 14:00 · 5 GrimMon 15:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 17:00 · 5 GrimMon 18:00 · 5 GrimMon 19:00 · 5 GrimMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 19:00 · 5 GrimTue 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 5 GrimWed 13:00 · 5 GrimWed 16:00 · 5 GrimWed 19:00 · 5 GrimWed 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

18 Grim
  • knee-high 0.3 m
  • period 9 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • high-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m17 km/h
faces 220° SW · wind cross
Waves
0.3 m @ 9 s from WNW
Wind
17 km/h WNW · gusts 31
Tide
2.0 m · upper half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0014 Grim0.3 m9 sWNW24 km/h WNW391.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
19:0018 Grim0.3 m9 sWNW17 km/h WNW312.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
20:0015 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW15 km/h WNW262.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
21:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW12 km/h NW233.0 m ▲dry13°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW9 km/h NW193.1 m ▲dry12°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m10 sWNW6 km/h NW173.0 m dry12°flat
Saturday, 3 October
00:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW7 km/h NNW152.5 m dry11°flat
01:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW5 km/h NE131.9 m dry11°flat
02:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW6 km/h E111.5 m dry10°flat
03:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW5 km/h NE91.2 m ▼dry10°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW6 km/h NE91.0 m ▼dry9°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW8 km/h ENE101.0 m ▼dry10°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW12 km/h ESE121.3 m dry12°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW12 km/h NNE131.8 m dry11°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m10 sWNW10 km/h NE132.3 m dry11°flat
09:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW10 km/h ENE132.8 m dry12°flat
10:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW9 km/h ENE143.1 m ▲dry13°flat
11:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW11 km/h E153.0 m ▲dry14°flat
12:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW14 km/h ESE182.7 m dry14°flat
13:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW15 km/h ESE192.3 m dry15°flat
14:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW19 km/h ESE201.8 m dry15°flat
15:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW19 km/h ESE201.4 m dry15°flat
16:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW19 km/h ESE211.2 m ▼dry15°flat
17:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW17 km/h SE201.1 m ▼dry15°flat
18:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW15 km/h ESE201.1 m ▼dry15°flat
19:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW13 km/h ESE191.4 m dry15°flat
20:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW12 km/h SE191.9 m dry15°flat
21:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW13 km/h SE202.4 m dry15°flat
22:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW8 km/h SE222.8 m ▲dry15°flat
23:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW11 km/h S232.9 m ▲dry15°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW10 km/h SSW232.8 m ▲dry15°flat
01:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW11 km/h SW232.5 m dry15°flat
02:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW12 km/h SW242.1 m dry14°flat
03:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW10 km/h SW241.7 m dry14°flat
04:005 Grim0.1 m10 sW9 km/h SW251.4 m dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW11 km/h SSW261.2 m ▼dry15°flat
06:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW14 km/h SSW261.1 m ▼dry15°flat
07:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW20 km/h SW271.3 m dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW281.6 m dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW18 km/h SW292.1 m dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW17 km/h SW292.6 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW19 km/h SW302.9 m ▲dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW312.9 m ▲dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW20 km/h SW302.8 m dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW302.4 m dry16°flat
15:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW21 km/h SW312.0 m dry16°flat
16:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW22 km/h SW321.7 m dry16°flat
17:005 Grim0.1 m10 sWNW23 km/h SW311.4 m dry16°flat

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.

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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 surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, period 9 s, cross-shore wind
🏄 Cape Clear North Harbour surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.2 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 Cape Clear North Harbour surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

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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.