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Cúas Crom

Excellent Quality 2025 faces NW

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Dip score now
46
Fresh · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
1.3 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 2.5 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 86 km away.
Tide
2.2 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 21:30.
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, onshore, gusts 33
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:18. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Fresh 49/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.3 m · 20 km/h
▼ 02:25 ▲ 08:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 21:30
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 9 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Decent 67/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.9 m · 22 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 17:55
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 75/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.1 m · 14 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:35 ▲ 12:50 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 22 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:00 ▲ 14:10 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 62/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:20
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
▲ 03:35 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:55 ▼ 22:10

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 18:0045 · Freshmoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
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 · 36 BlowyFri 17:00 · 41 BlowyFri 18:00 · 45 FreshFri 19:00 · 49 FreshFri 20:00 · 67 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 66 DecentSat 09:00 · 70 DecentSat 10:00 · 79 DecentSat 11:00 · 77 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 68 DecentSat 14:00 · 64 DecentSat 15:00 · 54 FreshSat 16:00 · 49 FreshSat 17:00 · 51 FreshSat 18:00 · 55 FreshSat 19:00 · 60 FreshSat 20:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 62 DecentSun 09:00 · 62 DecentSun 10:00 · 67 DecentSun 11:00 · 65 DecentSun 12:00 · 63 DecentSun 13:00 · 59 FreshSun 14:00 · 54 FreshSun 15:00 · 50 FreshSun 16:00 · 38 BlowySun 17:00 · 26 GrimSun 18:00 · 38 BlowySun 19:00 · 43 BlowySun 20:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 44 BlowyMon 09:00 · 49 FreshMon 10:00 · 39 BlowyMon 11:00 · 58 FreshMon 12:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 75 DecentMon 14:00 · 71 DecentMon 15:00 · 67 DecentMon 16:00 · 63 DecentMon 17:00 · 58 FreshMon 18:00 · 54 FreshMon 19:00 · 50 FreshMon 22:00 · 51 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 55 FreshTue 13:00 · 53 FreshTue 16:00 · 58 FreshTue 19:00 · 36 BlowyTue 22:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 62 DecentWed 13:00 · 50 FreshWed 16:00 · 56 FreshWed 19:00 · 56 FreshWed 22:00 · 48 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 81 GrandThu 19:00 · 70 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

45 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • waves 1.3 m
  • sunny
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m22 km/h
faces 319° NW · wind onshore
Waves
1.3 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
22 km/h WNW · gusts 33
Tide
2.1 m · lower 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
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0045 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h WNW332.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0049 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h WNW312.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0067 Decent1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h WNW273.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
21:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW14 km/h WNW233.3 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
22:0071 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW14 km/h WNW223.4 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0066 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW13 km/h WNW203.1 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW13 km/h WNW182.6 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
01:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW10 km/h WNW172.1 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW9 km/h WNW151.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0053 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW2 km/h W131.4 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0043 Blowy1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h ESE131.4 m ▼dry9°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0053 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h E141.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h ESE132.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
07:0062 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h ESE132.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
08:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h E142.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
09:0070 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h E143.2 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
10:0079 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h ESE173.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
11:0077 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSE213.2 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
12:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSE252.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
13:0068 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h S282.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
14:0064 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h S311.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
15:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSE331.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
16:0049 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSE351.4 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
17:0051 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S351.4 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
18:0055 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSE341.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSE331.9 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSE322.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SE312.8 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0069 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SE313.1 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0072 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SE303.1 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0076 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSE303.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE312.7 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0061 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE322.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE331.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0051 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SSE341.7 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0049 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h SSW341.6 m ▼0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h SSW341.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h SSW331.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW332.3 m 0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h S332.6 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
10:0067 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h S333.0 m ▲0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
11:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW343.2 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
12:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW343.1 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
13:0059 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW342.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
14:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW352.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
15:0050 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW352.2 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
16:0038 Blowy0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW381.8 m 0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
17:0026 Grim0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SW351.5 m ▼0.9 mm16°moderate breeze, rain, waves 0.9 m

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Dingle, 19 km away · metres above chart datum
02:2508:5015:0021:30
Low 02:25 · 1.1 mHigh 08:50 · 3.6 mLow 15:00 · 1.1 mHigh 21:30 · 3.4 m

The spot

Faces
319° NW
Swell window
SW 230° → ENE 60°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.5 km out
Water
Excellent Quality

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 Good, 2022 Good. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedToiletsParkingDogs: no info

As listed by Kerry County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Skellig Sauna · Cuas Crom Beach, Cahersiveen (also St Finian's Bay, Ballinskelligs) · 2 km · mobile

Fire and Ice Sauna · Ballinskelligs Beach, Dungeagan · 16 km · fixed

Sona Sauna · Ventry Bay Beach (Ceann Tra), Dingle · 19 km · fixed

Rossbeigh Sauna · Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh · 23 km · mobile

Cúas Crom Beach is one of the most popular beaches in the Caherciveen area and is well known for great swimming as there are very few currents in the sheltered cove. The beach itself is stony but the water is surprisingly warm and clear. It holds an annual Christmas Day Swim and is located next to several great walking routes along the coast, to Knocknatobar Mountain, Dolus Head, Ballycarbery Castle and House and the amazing and historic stone forts of Cahergal and Leacanabuaile.

Put Cúas Crom in your calendar

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🌊 Cúas Crom dip · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.3 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Cúas Crom dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
🌊 Cúas Crom dip · Decent · sea 15° · 0.9 mSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, 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.