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Garnish

Green Coast faces W Monitored, not designated

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Surf score now
55
Fresh · overhead 2.0 m, period 12 s
Waves
2.0 m
12 s period from WNW · model cell 2.2 km out
Sea
15.8°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 53 km away.
Tide
2.2 m
Falling. Low at 15:05.
Wind
38 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 61
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:17. Air 16°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Decent 65/100
overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 1.8 m · 22 km/h
▼ 02:20 ▲ 08:55 ▼ 15:05 ▲ 21:35
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.4 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:35 ▲ 09:55 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:50
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 70/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.2 m · 24 km/h
▼ 04:55 ▲ 11:15 ▼ 18:00
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 63/100
chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, onshore wind · 1.4 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:25
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Decent 75/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.3 m · 15 km/h
▲ 01:45 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:15 ▼ 20:30
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 26 km/h
▲ 02:45 ▼ 08:55 ▲ 15:05 ▼ 21:30
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 26 km/h
▲ 03:40 ▼ 09:45 ▲ 16:05 ▼ 22:05

Week at a glance

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Fri 12:0054 · Freshoverhead 2.0 m · period 12 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 60 FreshFri 11:00 · 57 FreshFri 12:00 · 54 FreshFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 14:00 · 43 BlowyFri 15:00 · 43 BlowyFri 16:00 · 56 FreshFri 17:00 · 59 FreshFri 18:00 · 62 DecentFri 19:00 · 65 DecentFri 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 72 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 87 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 83 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 89 GrandSat 11:00 · 86 GrandSat 12:00 · 83 GrandSat 13:00 · 79 DecentSat 14:00 · 76 DecentSat 15:00 · 73 DecentSat 16:00 · 70 DecentSat 17:00 · 71 DecentSat 18:00 · 74 DecentSat 19:00 · 77 DecentSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 58 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 61 FreshSun 09:00 · 64 DecentSun 10:00 · 67 DecentSun 11:00 · 70 DecentSun 12:00 · 69 DecentSun 13:00 · 66 DecentSun 14:00 · 63 DecentSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 57 FreshSun 17:00 · 46 FreshSun 18:00 · 43 BlowySun 19:00 · 46 FreshSun 20:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 58 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 42 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 45 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 10:00 · 54 FreshMon 13:00 · 63 DecentMon 16:00 · 54 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 62 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 65 DecentTue 13:00 · 75 DecentTue 16:00 · 71 DecentTue 19:00 · 66 DecentTue 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightWed 10:00 · 0 GrimWed 13:00 · 0 GrimWed 19:00 · 0 GrimThu 01:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

54 Fresh
  • overhead 2.0 m
  • period 12 s
  • cross-shore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.0 m38 km/h
faces 281° W · wind cross
Waves
2.0 m @ 12 s from WNW
Wind
38 km/h SSW · gusts 61
Tide
2.0 m · lower half
Air
16°C · 0.8 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0057 Fresh1.9 m (1.6 swell)12 sWNW38 km/h SSW582.6 m 0.1 mm16°overhead 1.9 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
12:0054 Fresh2.0 m (1.5 swell)12 sWNW38 km/h SSW612.0 m 0.8 mm16°overhead 2.0 m, period 12 s, cross-shore wind
13:0046 Fresh2.0 m (1.5 swell)12 sWNW42 km/h SSW631.5 m 1.5 mm16°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
14:0043 Blowy2.0 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW46 km/h SSW641.1 m ▼1.8 mm16°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, cross-shore wind
15:0043 Blowy2.0 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h WNW581.0 m ▼1.6 mm15°overhead 2.1 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
16:0056 Fresh2.0 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW25 km/h WNW431.0 m ▼0.1 mm15°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
17:0059 Fresh1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h WNW361.3 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0062 Decent1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h WNW321.7 m dry15°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0065 Decent1.8 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW22 km/h WNW302.1 m dry14°overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0068 Decent1.8 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW19 km/h NW272.6 m dry14°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0071 Decent1.7 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h WNW242.9 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0072 Decent1.7 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW14 km/h WNW213.0 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.7 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0082 Grand1.6 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW13 km/h WNW182.7 m dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, light onshore
Saturday, 3 October
00:0079 Decent1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW12 km/h WNW162.3 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, light onshore
01:0076 Decent1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW11 km/h NW141.8 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, light onshore
02:0072 Decent1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW10 km/h NW131.4 m dry13°overhead 1.6 m, period 11 s, light onshore
03:0081 Grand1.6 m (1.1 swell)11 sWNW1 km/h ENE111.2 m ▼dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0080 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h ESE121.1 m ▼dry11°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
05:0083 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h ESE131.3 m dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0087 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h ESE151.6 m dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0080 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h ENE182.0 m dry12°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0083 Grand1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h ESE182.4 m dry12°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0086 Grand1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h ESE202.8 m ▲dry12°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0089 Grand1.4 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h ESE232.9 m ▲dry13°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0086 Grand1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h ESE252.8 m ▲dry14°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
12:0083 Grand1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SE282.5 m dry15°chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
13:0079 Decent1.4 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SE302.1 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
14:0076 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSE311.7 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
15:0073 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SE311.4 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
16:0070 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SE311.2 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
17:0071 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SE301.2 m ▼dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
18:0074 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SE281.3 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
19:0077 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SE261.6 m dry15°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
20:0080 Grand1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SE242.0 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0083 Grand1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SE242.4 m dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0086 Grand1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SE242.7 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0088 Grand1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SE242.8 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0085 Grand1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSE252.7 m ▲dry15°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0072 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h S272.4 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
02:0069 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h S282.0 m dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
03:0065 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S281.6 m dry16°chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
04:0062 Decent1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSW291.4 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0051 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SW301.3 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0054 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SW311.4 m ▼dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0058 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW321.5 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0061 Fresh1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW301.8 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0064 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW302.2 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0067 Decent1.2 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW312.5 m dry16°chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Castletownbere, 16 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
281° W
Swell window
E 100° → NE 40°
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: Ramp to beachDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

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Garnish Beach is at the southern tip of the Beara peninsula, West Cork. It is a white sandy beach with beautiful views over Dursey Island and Garnish Bay. It has wheelchair accessible toilet facilities that include changing rooms and baby changing facilities.

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🏄 Garnish surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Garnish surf · Grand · sea 16° · 1.4 mSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · chest-high 1.4 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Garnish surf · Decent · sea 16° · 1.2 mSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · chest-high 1.2 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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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.