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Cúas Crom

Excellent Quality 2025 faces NW

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0
Grim · strong wind, rain
Waves
1.5 m
12 s period from WNW · model cell 2.5 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 86 km away.
Tide
2.5 m
Falling. Low at 15:00.
Wind
42 km/h
Strong breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 69
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:18. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Fresh 56/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry · 1.4 m · 24 km/h
▼ 02:25 ▲ 08:50 ▼ 15:00 ▲ 21:30
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry · 0.9 m · 22 km/h
▼ 03:20 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:15 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m · 0.9 m · 21 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 17:55
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 66/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:25 ▼ 06:35 ▲ 12:50 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Fresh 59/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 18 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:00 ▲ 14:10 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:10 ▼ 21:20
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 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 12:000 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 11 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 0 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 52 FreshFri 16:00 · 56 FreshFri 17:00 · 51 FreshFri 18:00 · 47 FreshFri 19:00 · 43 BlowyFri 20:00 · 51 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 54 FreshSat 09:00 · 50 FreshSat 10:00 · 51 FreshSat 11:00 · 59 FreshSat 12:00 · 57 FreshSat 13:00 · 62 DecentSat 14:00 · 62 DecentSat 15:00 · 66 DecentSat 16:00 · 71 DecentSat 17:00 · 69 DecentSat 18:00 · 69 DecentSat 19:00 · 64 DecentSat 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 52 FreshSun 09:00 · 48 FreshSun 10:00 · 43 BlowySun 11:00 · 39 BlowySun 12:00 · 41 BlowySun 13:00 · 45 FreshSun 14:00 · 50 FreshSun 15:00 · 54 FreshSun 16:00 · 58 FreshSun 17:00 · 62 DecentSun 18:00 · 66 DecentSun 19:00 · 61 FreshSun 20:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 43 BlowyMon 13:00 · 27 GrimMon 16:00 · 53 FreshMon 19:00 · 66 DecentMon 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 43 Blowy · nightTue 04:00 · 50 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 59 FreshTue 13:00 · 45 FreshTue 16:00 · 46 FreshTue 19:00 · 50 FreshTue 22:00 · 50 Fresh · nightWed 01:00 · 37 Blowy · nightWed 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 70 DecentWed 13:00 · 60 FreshWed 19:00 · 80 GrandThu 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 69 DecentThu 19:00 · 46 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

0 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
  • waves 1.5 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.5 m42 km/h
faces 319° NW · wind cross
Waves
1.5 m @ 12 s from WNW
Wind
42 km/h SSW · gusts 69
Tide
2.3 m · lower half
Air
16°C · 2.5 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:000 Grim1.4 m (1.1 swell)12 sWNW41 km/h SSW652.9 m 0.9 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.4 m
12:000 Grim1.5 m (1.1 swell)12 sWNW42 km/h SSW692.3 m 2.5 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.5 m
13:000 Grim1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW43 km/h SSW711.8 m 4.2 mm16°strong wind, rain, waves 1.5 m
14:000 Grim1.5 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW45 km/h WSW561.3 m ▼2.3 mm15°strong wind, rain, waves 1.5 m
15:0052 Fresh1.4 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h WNW441.1 m ▼0.3 mm15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, showers possible
16:0056 Fresh1.4 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h WNW351.2 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0051 Fresh1.3 m (1.0 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h WNW321.6 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0047 Fresh1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h WNW322.1 m dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0043 Blowy1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW21 km/h WNW292.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0051 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h WNW253.0 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
21:0050 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW15 km/h WNW223.3 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
22:0047 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW15 km/h WNW193.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW14 km/h WNW173.1 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW13 km/h WNW152.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
01:0068 Decent1.1 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW11 km/h WNW132.1 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW9 km/h WNW121.7 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0077 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW1 km/h SSE121.4 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0071 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SE121.4 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0067 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h ESE141.6 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0068 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h ESE142.0 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
07:0058 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h E142.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
08:0054 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h E152.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
09:0050 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h ESE173.2 m ▲dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0051 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SE203.3 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0059 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSE243.2 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
12:0057 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSE282.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
13:0062 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSE312.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
14:0062 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h S331.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
15:0066 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h S361.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
16:0071 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSE361.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
17:0069 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSE351.4 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
18:0069 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSE351.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
19:0064 Decent0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSE321.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
20:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSE302.3 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
21:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSE302.8 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
22:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSE293.1 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
23:0049 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSE293.1 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0054 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SSE303.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
01:0058 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h S322.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
02:0063 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h S332.3 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
03:0068 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h S341.9 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
04:0073 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h S341.7 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0065 Decent0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW351.6 m ▼dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0060 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW341.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0056 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW351.9 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
08:0052 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW322.3 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
09:0048 Fresh0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SW322.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m
10:0043 Blowy0.9 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SW333.0 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, 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.

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🌊 Cúas Crom dip · Fresh · sea 16° · 1.4 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
🌊 Cúas Crom dip · Decent · sea 16° · 0.9 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, dry
🌊 Cúas Crom dip · Decent · sea 16° · 0.9 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 0.9 m

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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.