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Garrylucas, White Strand

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86
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.7 m
7 s period from SSW · model cell 0.6 km out
Sea
16.9°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 129 km away.
Tide
2.5 m
Falling. Low at 04:10.
Wind
11 km/h
Light breeze, NW, offshore, gusts 17
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 9 km/h
▼ 04:10 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 22:45
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:30 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:05 ▼ 06:40 ▲ 12:55 ▼ 19:30
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 5 km/h
▲ 01:40 ▼ 08:05 ▲ 14:35 ▼ 20:45
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:20 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 21:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 03:55 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:40
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, offshore, flatter inshore, showers possible · 22 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 00:0086 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 100 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 100 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 92 GrandTue 19:00 · 90 GrandTue 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 90 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 100 GrandThu 19:00 · 94 GrandFri 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightFri 13:00 · 44 BlowyFri 19:00 · 82 Grand

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

86 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • sunny
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m11 km/h
faces 153° SSE · wind offshore
Waves
0.7 m @ 7 s from SSW
Wind
11 km/h NW · gusts 17
Tide
2.7 m · upper half
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0086 Grand0.7 m7 sSSW11 km/h NW172.7 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
01:0086 Grand0.6 m7 sSSW11 km/h NW142.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0086 Grand0.6 m7 sSSW10 km/h NNW121.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0086 Grand0.6 m7 sSSW12 km/h NNW121.1 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0086 Grand0.6 m7 sSSW12 km/h NNW120.9 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW10 km/h NNW120.9 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
06:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW6 km/h NNW111.3 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0086 Grand0.5 m7 sSSW3 km/h N121.8 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0080 Grand0.5 m6 sSSW13 km/h NNW142.4 m dry8°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m
09:0086 Grand0.4 m6 sSSW12 km/h NNW152.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
10:0097 Grand0.4 m6 sSSW7 km/h N133.2 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0097 Grand0.4 m6 sSSW7 km/h NNE123.2 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
12:00100 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW9 km/h E142.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
13:00100 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW12 km/h E172.4 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
14:00100 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW12 km/h ESE181.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
15:00100 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW10 km/h SE181.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.3 m6 sSSW9 km/h SE181.1 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW9 km/h SSE181.0 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW8 km/h SSE171.1 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW5 km/h SSE141.5 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW7 km/h SSE142.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW9 km/h SE142.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW8 km/h SSE143.0 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW5 km/h SE143.1 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW1 km/h NW143.0 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:0097 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW4 km/h NW142.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW7 km/h WSW142.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW6 km/h W161.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW7 km/h W181.3 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW8 km/h W191.1 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:00100 Grand0.2 m5 sSSW8 km/h WSW211.1 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW11 km/h WSW221.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW12 km/h WSW241.8 m dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW16 km/h WSW262.3 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW17 km/h WSW282.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.3 m5 sSSW18 km/h WSW293.0 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW16 km/h WSW303.0 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW17 km/h WSW322.9 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW332.5 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW342.0 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW341.6 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW24 km/h SW331.3 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW21 km/h WSW321.1 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW21 km/h WSW301.2 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW23 km/h SW291.5 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW291.9 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW22 km/h SW312.4 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSW22 km/h WSW282.7 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Kinsale (modelled), 9 km away · metres above chart datum
04:1010:2516:4522:45
Low 04:10 · 0.8 mHigh 10:25 · 3.3 mLow 16:45 · 1.0 mHigh 22:45 · 3.1 m

The spot

Faces
153° SSE
Swell window
ENE 60° → WSW 250°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 0.6 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingNo dogs (Dogs are not allowed on this beach between 10.30 a.m. & 7.00 p.m. during the bathing season which runs from 1st June to 15th September.)

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

The Sauna Snugg · Garrylucas Beach (White Strand), Garrettstown · right here · fixed

Wild Wellness Sauna · Garrettstown Beach, Kinsale · right here · fixed

My Haven Sauna · Oysterhaven Bay, Kinure · 11 km · fixed

Element Wellness · Dunworley Beach, Butlerstown · 14 km · fixed

Garrylucas beach is a gently sloping, sandy beach which is flanked on both sides by rocky cliffs. The beach is a south west facing beach and is quite open to rough weather and rough seas. Garrylucas beach has sand dunes to the north and Garrylucas Marsh proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA 000087) is located north of the dunes. The beach is used to some extent by anglers, walkers, surfers and windsurfers.

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🌊 Garrylucas, White Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Garrylucas, White Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Garrylucas, White Strand dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Garretstown

1 km · Co. Cork · Excellent Quality

Sandycove

5 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

The Dock Beach Kinsale

7 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Oysterhaven

11 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.