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Galley Cove

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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23
Grim · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
Waves
0.4 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.2 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 62 km away.
Tide
2.2 m
Falling. Low at 16:20.
Wind
15 km/h
Gentle breeze, ESE, cross, gusts 22
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind · 0.4 m · 11 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide · 0.3 m · 23 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grim 23/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide · 0.3 m · 17 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 6 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 15 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 23 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 47 km/h
▲ 04:15 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:35 ▼ 22:45

Week at a glance

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Sat 13:0023 · Grimknee-high 0.4 m · cross-shore wind
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 05:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 33 Blowy · nightSat 08:00 · 33 BlowySat 09:00 · 23 GrimSat 10:00 · 23 GrimSat 11:00 · 23 GrimSat 12:00 · 23 GrimSat 13:00 · 23 GrimSat 14:00 · 15 GrimSat 15:00 · 15 GrimSat 16:00 · 23 GrimSat 17:00 · 23 GrimSat 18:00 · 23 GrimSat 19:00 · 23 GrimSat 20:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 23 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 21 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 23 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 7 GrimSun 09:00 · 7 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 · 15 GrimSun 20:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 15 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 15 GrimMon 09:00 · 15 GrimMon 10:00 · 7 GrimMon 11:00 · 7 GrimMon 12:00 · 7 GrimMon 13:00 · 7 GrimMon 14:00 · 15 GrimMon 15:00 · 15 GrimMon 16:00 · 15 GrimMon 17:00 · 15 GrimMon 18:00 · 23 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 · 5 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 5 GrimThu 19:00 · 5 GrimFri 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 13:00

23 Grim
  • knee-high 0.4 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.4 m15 km/h
faces 181° S · wind cross
Waves
0.4 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
15 km/h ESE · gusts 22
Tide
2.1 m · upper half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE11 km/h E192.5 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
13:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE15 km/h ESE222.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
14:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE21 km/h ESE231.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
15:0015 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE19 km/h ESE241.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
16:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE16 km/h ESE231.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
17:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE17 km/h ESE231.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
18:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE17 km/h ESE221.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
19:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE15 km/h SE211.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
20:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h ESE202.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
21:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SE192.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
22:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SE182.7 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
23:0021 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h SE182.8 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0021 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE12 km/h SSW192.7 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high tide
01:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h WSW202.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
02:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW202.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
03:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW221.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind
04:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h WSW221.4 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
05:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE13 km/h WSW221.3 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
06:0023 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW221.4 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW241.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind
08:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW261.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind
09:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW272.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW282.5 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW292.8 m ▲dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW292.8 m ▲dry17°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW302.6 m dry17°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW312.3 m dry17°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW311.9 m dry17°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW311.6 m dry17°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW301.3 m ▼dry16°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h WSW301.2 m ▼dry16°flat
19:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW291.3 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
20:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE25 km/h WSW281.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
21:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h WSW281.8 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
22:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW302.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
23:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW282.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
Monday, 5 October
00:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW282.7 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
01:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h SW302.7 m ▲dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, high tide
02:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h WSW302.5 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
03:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE24 km/h WSW302.2 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
04:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW301.9 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
05:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW301.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
06:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW291.4 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
07:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW301.3 m ▼dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
08:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h WSW281.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
09:0015 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h WSW281.6 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
10:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW302.0 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind
11:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE25 km/h SW292.4 m dry16°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind

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
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
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.

Sauna after?

Sunset Sauna (Allihies) · Ballydonegan Beach, Allihies · 30 km · mobile

Sunset Sauna Kerry · Coornagillagh Beach, Tuosist, Kenmare Bay, Co. Kerry · 37 km · mobile

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 surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind
🏄 Galley Cove surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide
🏄 Galley Cove surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 17:30–18:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind, low tide

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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.