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Dooneen Pier

Green Coast faces W Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
92
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.1 m
11 s period from W · model cell 3.3 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 69 km away.
Tide
1.1 m
Low tide. Low at 03:35.
Wind
8 km/h
Light breeze, NE, offshore, gusts 9
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 7°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 93/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 16 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 98/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 10 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 77/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 16 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 96/100
light winds, dry, low tide · 3 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 47/100
moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, rain · 25 km/h
▲ 04:15 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 22:45

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 04:0090 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 90 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 72 DecentSat 09:00 · 68 DecentSat 10:00 · 69 DecentSat 11:00 · 77 DecentSat 12:00 · 81 GrandSat 13:00 · 85 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 88 GrandSat 16:00 · 93 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 87 GrandSat 19:00 · 89 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 77 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 96 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 95 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 80 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 72 DecentSun 11:00 · 67 DecentSun 12:00 · 69 DecentSun 13:00 · 73 DecentSun 14:00 · 67 DecentSun 15:00 · 66 DecentSun 16:00 · 70 DecentSun 17:00 · 74 DecentSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 90 GrandSun 20:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 72 DecentMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 79 DecentMon 11:00 · 75 DecentMon 12:00 · 70 DecentMon 13:00 · 66 DecentMon 14:00 · 55 FreshMon 15:00 · 59 FreshMon 16:00 · 79 DecentMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 88 GrandMon 19:00 · 98 GrandMon 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 93 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 67 DecentTue 13:00 · 62 DecentTue 16:00 · 74 DecentTue 19:00 · 77 DecentTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 65 DecentWed 16:00 · 60 FreshWed 19:00 · 70 DecentWed 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 96 GrandThu 13:00 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 56 FreshFri 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 25 GrimFri 19:00 · 47 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 04:00

90 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • sunny
  • low tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.1 m8 km/h
faces 273° W · wind offshore
Waves
0.1 m @ 11 s from W
Wind
8 km/h NE · gusts 9
Tide
1.1 m · low
Air
7°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
03:0089 Grand0.1 m11 sW5 km/h NE81.2 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0090 Grand0.1 m11 sW8 km/h NE91.1 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:0086 Grand0.1 m11 sW8 km/h ENE111.3 m dry7°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0081 Grand0.1 m11 sW8 km/h E131.6 m dry8°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0077 Decent0.1 m11 sW5 km/h ENE142.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0072 Decent0.1 m11 sW8 km/h NNE152.4 m dry9°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0068 Decent0.1 m11 sW9 km/h ENE152.8 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0069 Decent0.1 m10 sW8 km/h ENE152.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0077 Decent0.1 m10 sW8 km/h ESE152.8 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:0081 Grand0.1 m11 sW7 km/h ESE162.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:0085 Grand0.1 m11 sW10 km/h SE172.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.1 m11 sW13 km/h SE191.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0088 Grand0.1 m11 sW14 km/h SE211.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0093 Grand0.1 m11 sW16 km/h SE221.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0091 Grand0.1 m11 sW14 km/h SE221.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0087 Grand0.1 m11 sW13 km/h ESE201.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0089 Grand0.1 m11 sW11 km/h ESE171.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0081 Grand0.1 m11 sW9 km/h E142.0 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0077 Decent0.1 m11 sW8 km/h E132.4 m dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0073 Decent0.1 m11 sW8 km/h ENE122.7 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0070 Decent0.1 m11 sW7 km/h ENE122.8 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0074 Decent0.1 m11 sW6 km/h E132.7 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0082 Grand0.1 m11 sW6 km/h ESE142.4 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:0087 Grand0.1 m11 sW7 km/h SE152.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:0091 Grand0.1 m11 sW11 km/h WSW171.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:0096 Grand0.1 m11 sW6 km/h WSW171.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.1 m11 sW10 km/h WSW171.3 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:0095 Grand0.1 m11 sW12 km/h WSW181.4 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:0091 Grand0.1 m11 sW8 km/h WSW201.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:0080 Grand0.1 m11 sW13 km/h SW211.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0076 Decent0.1 m11 sW16 km/h SW222.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0072 Decent0.1 m11 sW16 km/h SW242.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0067 Decent0.1 m11 sW14 km/h SW262.8 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0069 Decent0.1 m11 sW18 km/h SW272.8 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0073 Decent0.1 m11 sW18 km/h SW292.6 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0067 Decent0.1 m11 sW21 km/h SW302.3 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0066 Decent0.1 m11 sW22 km/h SW311.9 m dry17°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
16:0070 Decent0.1 m11 sW21 km/h SW301.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
17:0074 Decent0.1 m11 sW21 km/h SW291.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0094 Grand0.1 m11 sW19 km/h WSW291.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0090 Grand0.1 m11 sW18 km/h WSW281.3 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0085 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW15 km/h WSW271.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0081 Grand0.1 m10 sWNW14 km/h WSW271.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0076 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW14 km/h WSW272.2 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0072 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW15 km/h WSW272.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Monday, 5 October
00:0067 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW18 km/h WSW272.7 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0069 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW19 km/h WSW272.7 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0057 Fresh0.1 m10 sWNW23 km/h SW312.5 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Castletownbere, 15 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3509:5516:2022:50
Low 03:35 · 1.1 mHigh 09:55 · 2.9 mLow 16:20 · 1.1 mHigh 22:50 · 2.8 m

The spot

Faces
273° W
Swell window
SE 130° → NE 50°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 3.3 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 listedAccessible: Direct access to pier from public roadDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

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Dooneen Pier is is a deep water harbour located on the Sheep's Head Peninsula in Co Cork.

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🌊 Dooneen Pier dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Dooneen Pier dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Dooneen Pier dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea

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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.