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Garryvoe

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91
Grand · light winds, dry
Waves
0.7 m
6 s period from SSE · model cell 2.4 km out
Sea
16.8°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 91 km away.
Tide
3.7 m
High tide. Low at 04:40.
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, W, offshore, gusts 19
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
▼ 03:40 ▲ 09:25 ▼ 16:10 ▲ 22:00
Sat, 3 Oct
15:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:40 ▲ 10:30 ▼ 17:10 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 8 km/h
▼ 05:40 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:35
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 18 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 07:15 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 20:05
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, calm sea · 0.3 m · 8 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:35 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:15
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:50 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:25
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
▲ 04:20 ▼ 10:45 ▲ 16:45 ▼ 23:15

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 22:0091 · Grandlight winds · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 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 · 80 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 100 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 · 100 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 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 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 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 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 90 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 91 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 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 100 GrandThu 19:00 · 94 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 22:00

91 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • small waves 0.7 m
  • sunny
  • high tide
  • offshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.7 m9 km/h
faces 145° SE · wind offshore
Waves
0.7 m @ 6 s from SSE
Wind
9 km/h W · gusts 19
Tide
3.7 m · high
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
22:0091 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE9 km/h W193.7 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
23:0086 Grand0.7 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW173.5 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE7 km/h W163.1 m dry9°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
01:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE8 km/h WNW132.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
02:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h WNW121.9 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
03:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE10 km/h NW121.5 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
04:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW121.3 m ▼dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
05:0086 Grand0.6 m6 sSSE9 km/h NW111.2 m ▼dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
06:0086 Grand0.5 m6 sSSE5 km/h NNW101.5 m dry6°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
07:0080 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE6 km/h NNW102.1 m dry5°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
08:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE11 km/h NNW122.8 m dry7°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
09:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE8 km/h NW133.3 m dry8°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
10:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE5 km/h NNE113.6 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
11:0091 Grand0.5 m5 sSSE4 km/h NE103.6 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
12:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE7 km/h ESE123.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
13:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h ESE152.8 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
14:0094 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SE172.3 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.4 m
15:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h ESE181.9 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
16:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE10 km/h SE181.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
17:00100 Grand0.4 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE171.3 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, calm sea
18:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE151.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
19:00100 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE8 km/h S131.7 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
20:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE6 km/h S122.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
21:0097 Grand0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h SSE122.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
22:0097 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSE123.3 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
23:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SSE133.4 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h S133.3 m ▲dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
01:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h SSE123.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
02:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h S132.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
03:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h SW132.1 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
04:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW141.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
05:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE4 km/h WSW151.4 m ▼dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
06:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE7 km/h WSW171.4 m ▼dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
07:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE4 km/h W181.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
08:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h W202.0 m dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
09:00100 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW222.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW243.0 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
11:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h WSW273.4 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h WSW283.4 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h WSW303.3 m ▲dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW312.9 m dry17°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW332.5 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE27 km/h SW352.1 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE26 km/h SW331.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE23 km/h SW321.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0094 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW301.5 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW291.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0084 Grand0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW292.1 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

Ballycotton, 3 km away · metres above chart datum
03:4009:2516:1022:00
Low 03:40 · 1.0 mHigh 09:25 · 3.9 mLow 16:10 · 1.1 mHigh 22:00 · 3.7 m

The spot

Faces
145° SE
Swell window
ENE 60° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.4 km out
Water
Good Quality

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 Good, 2023 Good, 2022 Good. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: Wheelchair RampDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Coastal Cabin Beach Sauna · Garryvoe Beach, Ballycotton · right here · fixed

Cedar & Steam Sauna · Ballycroneen Strand (also Guileen Bay), Cloyne · 9 km · mobile

The Sweaty Sanctuary Sauna · Inch Beach, Whitegate · 12 km · fixed

My Hot Spot · Redbarn Strand, Youghal · 12 km · fixed

Garryvoe beach is a south east facing, gently sloping, sandy/pebble beach located on a long stretch of sandy coastline. It is quite open to rough weather and rough seas. There is an area of sand dunes to the rear (west). The bathing water is located within Ballycotton, Ballynamona and Shanagarry proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA 000076) and is also located within Ballycotton Bay Special Protection Area (SPA 004022). The beach is used to some extent by anglers, walkers, surfers and windsurfers.

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🌊 Garryvoe dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.4 mSat, 3 Oct 14:30–15:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea
🌊 Garryvoe dip · Grand · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, calm sea

Nearby spots

Ardnahinch

2 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Ballynamona Strand

2 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Ballyhonock Lough

6 km · Co. Cork · Not classified

Lough Aderry

9 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.