Galley Cove
Green Coast faces S Monitored, not designated
Surf score now
0
Grim · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy
Waves
0.8 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.2 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 62 km away.
Tide
2.6 m
Falling. Low at 15:05.
Wind
36 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, onshore, gusts 55
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 16°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hours, preferring low tideToday
19:00
Grim 24/100
waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 17 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Grim 22/100
knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide · 0.4 m · 15 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 23 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 24 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 14 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
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 11:000 · Grim
Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00
0 Grim- waist-high 0.8 m
- short period 6 s, choppy
- onshore wind
- high-ish tide
- onshore wind
Waves
0.8 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
36 km/h SSW · gusts 55
Tide
2.6 m · upper half
Air
16°C · dry
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 10:00 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 35 km/h SSW | 52 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, onshore wind |
| 11:00 | 0 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 36 km/h SSW | 55 | 2.6 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, onshore wind |
| 12:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 39 km/h SSW | 57 | 2.0 m | 0.2 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, onshore wind |
| 13:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 44 km/h SSW | 59 | 1.5 m | 0.9 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, onshore wind |
| 14:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 44 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.1 m ▼ | 1.8 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, onshore wind |
| 15:00 | 0 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 47 km/h SW | 60 | 1.0 m ▼ | 1.8 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, onshore wind |
| 16:00 | 20 Grim | 0.9 m | 6 s | SSE | 23 km/h WNW | 56 | 1.0 m ▼ | 0.9 mm | 15° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 22 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 23 km/h WNW | 44 | 1.3 m | 0.1 mm | 15° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 19 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 22 km/h WNW | 35 | 1.7 m | dry | 15° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 19:00 | 24 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 17 km/h WNW | 30 | 2.1 m | dry | 14° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 20:00 | 21 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 12 km/h WNW | 26 | 2.6 m | dry | 13° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 21:00 | 18 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 9 km/h NW | 22 | 2.9 m ▲ | dry | 12° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 22:00 | 17 Grim | 0.7 m | 6 s | SSE | 8 km/h NW | 19 | 3.0 m ▲ | dry | 11° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 23:00 | 31 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 7 km/h NW | 16 | 2.7 m | dry | 11° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 34 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 5 km/h NNW | 14 | 2.3 m | dry | 10° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 37 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 7 km/h N | 12 | 1.8 m | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 6 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 02:00 | 28 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 5 km/h NNW | 10 | 1.4 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 31 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 5 km/h N | 9 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 32 Blowy | 0.6 m | 6 s | SSE | 7 km/h NNE | 10 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 19 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h ENE | 12 | 1.3 m | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.6 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 06:00 | 15 Grim | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h ESE | 14 | 1.6 m | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 07:00 | 10 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h SE | 15 | 2.0 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 08:00 | 19 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h NNE | 15 | 2.4 m | dry | 11° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 09:00 | 6 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h E | 16 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 10:00 | 3 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h ENE | 18 | 2.9 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 11:00 | 6 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h E | 21 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 12:00 | 9 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 15 km/h ESE | 23 | 2.5 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high-ish tide |
| 13:00 | 0 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 18 km/h SE | 24 | 2.1 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 14:00 | 0 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 17 km/h SE | 25 | 1.7 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 15:00 | 3 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 18 km/h SE | 25 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 16:00 | 22 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 15 km/h SE | 24 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 17:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h SE | 23 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 18:00 | 10 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 18 km/h SE | 22 | 1.3 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide |
| 19:00 | 13 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h SE | 22 | 1.6 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 20:00 | 10 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h SE | 21 | 2.0 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 21:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 4 km/h SSW | 21 | 2.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 22:00 | 16 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 2 km/h NNW | 21 | 2.7 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, offshore wind, high-ish tide |
| 23:00 | 2 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 1 km/h SSE | 22 | 2.8 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h S | 22 | 2.7 m ▲ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 01:00 | 8 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h SSW | 24 | 2.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide |
| 02:00 | 11 Grim | 0.3 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h SSW | 26 | 2.0 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 03:00 | 15 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 14 km/h SSW | 26 | 1.6 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide |
| 04:00 | 4 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 15 km/h SW | 26 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide |
| 05:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 20 km/h SW | 27 | 1.3 m ▼ | dry | 16° | flat |
| 06:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 22 km/h SW | 29 | 1.4 m ▼ | dry | 16° | flat |
| 07:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 21 km/h SW | 30 | 1.5 m | dry | 16° | flat |
| 08:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 23 km/h SW | 28 | 1.8 m | dry | 16° | flat |
| 09:00 | 5 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 23 km/h SW | 28 | 2.2 m | dry | 16° | flat |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell 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 datumLow 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.
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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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Galley Cove surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Galley Cove surf · Grim · sea 16° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low-ish tide
🏄 Galley Cove surf · Grim · sea 16° · 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.