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Galley Cove

Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated

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27
Grim · waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind
Waves
0.8 m
6 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
1.4 m
Rising. High at 21:35.
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, WNW, cross, gusts 47
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Blowy 40/100
waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide · 0.8 m · 13 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grim 27/100
knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide · 0.5 m · 10 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 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 0/100
no wave data here · 23 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05

Week at a glance

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Fri 17:0026 · Grimwaist-high 0.8 m · cross-shore wind
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 17:00 · 26 GrimFri 18:00 · 29 BlowyFri 19:00 · 40 BlowyFri 20:00 · 43 Blowy · nightFri 21:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 45 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSat 00:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSat 01:00 · 35 Blowy · nightSat 02:00 · 18 Grim · nightSat 03:00 · 15 Grim · nightSat 04:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 05:00 · 7 Grim · nightSat 06:00 · 11 Grim · nightSat 07:00 · 24 Grim · nightSat 08:00 · 27 GrimSat 09:00 · 20 GrimSat 10:00 · 23 GrimSat 11:00 · 20 GrimSat 12:00 · 17 GrimSat 13:00 · 13 GrimSat 14:00 · 2 GrimSat 15:00 · 0 GrimSat 16:00 · 0 GrimSat 17:00 · 0 GrimSat 18:00 · 8 GrimSat 19:00 · 11 GrimSat 20:00 · 14 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 17 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 20 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 20 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 17 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 14 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 11 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 7 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 4 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 1 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 0 Grim · nightSun 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 08:00 · 5 GrimSun 09:00 · 5 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 · 5 GrimSun 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 08:00 · 5 GrimMon 09:00 · 5 GrimMon 10:00 · 5 GrimMon 11:00 · 5 GrimMon 12:00 · 5 GrimMon 13:00 · 5 GrimMon 14:00 · 5 GrimMon 15:00 · 5 GrimMon 16:00 · 5 GrimMon 17:00 · 5 GrimMon 18:00 · 5 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 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 17:00

26 Grim
  • waist-high 0.8 m
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.8 m21 km/h
faces 181° S · wind cross
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
21 km/h WNW · gusts 47
Tide
1.3 m · lower half
Air
15°C · 0.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:0026 Grim0.8 m6 sSSE21 km/h WNW471.3 m 0.4 mm15°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
18:0029 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE18 km/h WNW351.7 m dry15°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
19:0040 Blowy0.8 m6 sSSE13 km/h WNW332.1 m dry14°waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
20:0043 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE11 km/h WNW282.6 m dry13°waist-high 0.7 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
21:0044 Blowy0.7 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW242.9 m ▲dry12°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
22:0045 Fresh0.7 m6 sSSE6 km/h NW213.0 m ▲dry11°waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
23:0041 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE5 km/h NNW182.7 m dry10°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0038 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h NNW162.3 m dry9°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
01:0035 Blowy0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h NNW141.8 m dry9°waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind
02:0018 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE4 km/h N121.4 m dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
03:0015 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE5 km/h N91.2 m ▼dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
04:0014 Grim0.6 m6 sSSE6 km/h N91.1 m ▼dry9°knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide
05:007 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE7 km/h ENE101.3 m dry10°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
06:0011 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE12 km/h ESE131.6 m dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
07:0024 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE9 km/h NNE132.0 m dry11°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
08:0027 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE10 km/h NNE132.4 m dry11°knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
09:0020 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NE132.8 m ▲dry12°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
10:0023 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h ENE152.9 m ▲dry13°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
11:0020 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE12 km/h E172.8 m ▲dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
12:0017 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE13 km/h E202.5 m dry14°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
13:0013 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE16 km/h ESE222.1 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
14:002 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE19 km/h E231.7 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
15:000 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE20 km/h ESE231.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
16:000 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE21 km/h ESE231.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
17:000 Grim0.5 m5 sSSE18 km/h ESE221.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
18:008 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE17 km/h ESE221.3 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
19:0011 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE16 km/h ESE221.6 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
20:0014 Grim0.4 m5 sSSE14 km/h ESE212.0 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
21:0017 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE16 km/h ESE212.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
22:0020 Grim0.4 m4 sSSE8 km/h SE222.7 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
23:0020 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h S232.8 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
Sunday, 4 October
00:0017 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW232.7 m ▲dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
01:0014 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW232.4 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
02:0011 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSW242.0 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
03:007 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SW251.6 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
04:004 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSW261.4 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
05:001 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSW261.3 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
06:000 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h SSW261.4 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
07:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW271.5 m dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW281.8 m dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW292.2 m dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW292.5 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW302.8 m ▲dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW312.8 m ▲dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW312.6 m dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW302.3 m dry16°flat
15:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW311.9 m dry16°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW331.6 m dry16°flat

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.

Sauna after?

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

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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 surf · Blowy · sea 15° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Galley Cove surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.5 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide
🏄 Galley Cove surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat

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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.