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Galley Cove

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
48
Fresh · moderate breeze, onshore, choppy
Waves
0.7 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.2 km out
Sea
15.7°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 62 km away.
Tide
3.0 m
High tide. High at 08:55.
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, onshore, gusts 43
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Decent 71/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 13 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Grand 93/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 22 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 15 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 87/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 13 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 14 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 70/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05

Week at a glance

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Fri 08:0048 · Freshmoderate breeze · onshore, choppy
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightFri 02:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightFri 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 05:00 · 61 Fresh · nightFri 06:00 · 56 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 48 FreshFri 09:00 · 28 BlowyFri 10:00 · 33 BlowyFri 11:00 · 25 GrimFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 3 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 3 GrimFri 16:00 · 54 FreshFri 17:00 · 50 FreshFri 18:00 · 57 FreshFri 19:00 · 71 DecentFri 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 68 DecentSat 09:00 · 64 DecentSat 10:00 · 60 FreshSat 11:00 · 65 DecentSat 12:00 · 69 DecentSat 13:00 · 73 DecentSat 14:00 · 78 DecentSat 15:00 · 88 GrandSat 16:00 · 93 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 83 GrandSat 20:00 · 78 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 64 DecentSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 56 FreshSun 11:00 · 57 FreshSun 12:00 · 53 FreshSun 13:00 · 57 FreshSun 14:00 · 61 FreshSun 15:00 · 72 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 80 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 80 GrandSun 20:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 13:00 · 56 FreshMon 16:00 · 69 DecentMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 72 DecentTue 16:00 · 74 DecentTue 19:00 · 87 GrandTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 71 DecentWed 19:00 · 79 DecentThu 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 70 DecentThu 19:00 · 48 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

48 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • onshore, choppy
  • dry
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • high tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m27 km/h
faces 181° S · wind onshore
Waves
0.7 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
27 km/h SW · gusts 43
Tide
3.0 m · high
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
08:0048 Fresh0.7 m5 sSSE27 km/h SW433.0 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0028 Blowy0.8 m5 sSSE32 km/h SSW473.1 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:0033 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE34 km/h SSW503.0 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:0025 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE38 km/h SSW522.6 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:0030 Blowy0.9 m6 sSSE38 km/h SSW542.0 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:003 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE42 km/h SSW561.5 m 0.4 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
14:000 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE42 km/h SSW581.1 m ▼1.0 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
15:003 Grim0.9 m6 sSSE46 km/h SW561.0 m ▼1.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
16:0054 Fresh0.9 m6 sSSE22 km/h WNW511.0 m ▼0.9 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.9 m
17:0050 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE22 km/h WNW451.3 m 0.6 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 0.8 m
18:0057 Fresh0.8 m6 sSSE20 km/h WNW361.7 m 0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m
19:0071 Decent0.8 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW302.1 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
20:0070 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW252.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
21:0066 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE7 km/h NW212.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
22:0065 Decent0.7 m6 sSSE5 km/h NNW173.0 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0070 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE6 km/h NNW152.7 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0069 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE6 km/h NNW142.3 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0074 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE5 km/h NNW121.8 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0079 Decent0.6 m6 sSSE4 km/h N101.4 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0083 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE6 km/h NNE101.2 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0089 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h ENE111.1 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0085 Grand0.6 m5 sSSE9 km/h NE121.3 m dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0074 Decent0.6 m5 sSSE13 km/h ENE141.6 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0070 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h E152.0 m dry12°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0068 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE13 km/h SSE162.4 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0064 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE14 km/h SE172.8 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0060 Fresh0.5 m5 sSSE16 km/h SE202.9 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0065 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE17 km/h ESE222.8 m ▲dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0069 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE19 km/h ESE242.5 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
13:0073 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE19 km/h ESE252.1 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
14:0078 Decent0.5 m5 sSSE18 km/h ESE251.7 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
15:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE12 km/h SSE251.4 m dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
16:0093 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SW241.2 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
17:0091 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SW231.2 m ▼dry16°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
18:0081 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE13 km/h SW231.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
19:0083 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE15 km/h SW221.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0078 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE15 km/h WSW222.0 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0080 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SW222.4 m dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0076 Decent0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h SW222.7 m ▲dry16°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:0067 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE17 km/h SW232.8 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0071 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h SSW242.7 m ▲dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0076 Decent0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h SW242.4 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0081 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE18 km/h SW252.0 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0085 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW261.6 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0074 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h SW271.4 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
05:0078 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW281.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
06:0073 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW281.4 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
07:0069 Decent0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW281.5 m dry16°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 NE and N reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Castletownbere, 24 km away · metres above chart datum
02:2008:5515:0521:35
Low 02:20 · 0.9 mHigh 08:55 · 3.1 mLow 15:05 · 1.0 mHigh 21:35 · 3.0 m

The spot

Faces
181° S
Swell window
NE 50° → N 350°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.2 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: Surfaced car park adjacent to beachDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

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Galley Cove is located at Crookhaven in Co Cork. The beach is around 250m in length and is part of a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a National Heritage Area (NHA).

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🌊 Galley Cove dip · Decent · sea 16° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.8 m
🌊 Galley Cove dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
🌊 Galley Cove dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, 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.