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Inchydoney East Beach

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag Green Coast faces SSE

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8
Grim · knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore
Waves
0.3 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 125 km away.
Tide
2.5 m
Falling. Low at 17:05.
Wind
11 km/h
Light breeze, ESE, onshore, gusts 19
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grim 21/100
knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide · 0.3 m · 12 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 9 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
08:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 9 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 19 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.1 m · 18 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 29 km/h
▲ 04:40 ▼ 11:05 ▲ 17:00 ▼ 23:35

Week at a glance

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Sat 13:009 · Grimknee-high 0.3 m · light onshore
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 11:00 · 5 GrimSat 12:00 · 6 GrimSat 13:00 · 9 GrimSat 14:00 · 12 GrimSat 15:00 · 1 GrimSat 16:00 · 18 GrimSat 17:00 · 21 GrimSat 18:00 · 5 GrimSat 19:00 · 5 GrimSat 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightSat 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightSun 06:00 · 5 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 20:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 21:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightMon 23:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 00:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 02:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 03:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 05:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 06:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightTue 08:00 · 5 GrimTue 09:00 · 5 GrimTue 10:00 · 5 GrimTue 11:00 · 5 GrimTue 12:00 · 5 GrimTue 13:00 · 5 GrimTue 14:00 · 5 GrimTue 15:00 · 5 GrimTue 16:00 · 5 GrimTue 17:00 · 5 GrimTue 18:00 · 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 04:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 07:00 · 5 Grim · nightThu 10:00 · 5 GrimThu 13:00 · 5 GrimThu 16:00 · 5 GrimThu 19:00 · 5 GrimThu 22:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 19:00 · 0 Grim

Sat, 3 Oct, 13:00

9 Grim
  • knee-high 0.3 m
  • light onshore
  • high-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.3 m11 km/h
faces 156° SSE · wind onshore
Waves
0.3 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
11 km/h ESE · gusts 19
Tide
2.3 m · upper half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:006 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE10 km/h ESE172.7 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
13:009 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE11 km/h ESE192.3 m dry14°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, high-ish tide
14:0012 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h ESE211.8 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
15:001 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h ESE221.4 m dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, onshore wind, low-ish tide
16:0018 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE14 km/h ESE211.2 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
17:0021 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE12 km/h ESE211.1 m ▼dry15°knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
18:005 Grim0.3 m5 sSSE9 km/h ESE191.1 m ▼dry15°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h ESE141.4 m dry15°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h E111.9 m dry14°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE6 km/h E122.4 m dry14°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h SE122.8 m ▲dry15°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE4 km/h SE122.9 m ▲dry14°flat
Sunday, 4 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h SW132.8 m ▲dry13°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW132.5 m dry14°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE3 km/h WNW122.1 m dry13°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE4 km/h SSW131.7 m dry13°flat
04:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE6 km/h SW141.4 m dry14°flat
05:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE10 km/h SSW151.2 m ▼dry15°flat
06:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE13 km/h SW161.1 m ▼dry15°flat
07:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h WSW171.3 m dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW181.6 m dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE9 km/h WSW202.1 m dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE8 km/h WSW222.6 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE11 km/h SW242.9 m ▲dry16°flat
12:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE14 km/h SW262.9 m ▲dry16°flat
13:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW272.8 m dry16°flat
14:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW292.4 m dry16°flat
15:005 Grim0.2 m4 sSSE16 km/h SW302.0 m dry16°flat
16:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW311.7 m dry17°flat
17:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW311.4 m dry17°flat
18:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW301.2 m ▼dry16°flat
19:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW281.1 m ▼dry16°flat
20:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE15 km/h SW271.3 m dry16°flat
21:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h SW271.7 m dry16°flat
22:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE18 km/h SW302.2 m dry16°flat
23:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW312.6 m dry16°flat
Monday, 5 October
00:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h SW322.8 m ▲dry16°flat
01:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE20 km/h WSW322.8 m ▲dry16°flat
02:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h WSW312.6 m 0.1 mm16°flat
03:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE17 km/h WSW312.3 m dry16°flat
04:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE19 km/h SW301.9 m dry15°flat
05:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW311.5 m dry15°flat
06:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE22 km/h SW301.3 m ▼dry15°flat
07:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE21 km/h WSW301.1 m ▼dry15°flat
08:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE16 km/h WSW301.2 m ▼dry15°flat
09:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h WSW301.4 m dry15°flat
10:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE11 km/h WSW281.9 m dry16°flat
11:005 Grim0.3 m4 sSSE10 km/h WSW282.4 m dry16°flat

Where the energy comes from

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

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

Tide today

Union Hall, 19 km away · metres above chart datum
04:0510:1517:0522:55
Low 04:05 · 1.0 mHigh 10:15 · 3.1 mLow 17:05 · 1.1 mHigh 22:55 · 2.9 m

The spot

Faces
156° SSE
Swell window
E 80° → WSW 240°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.9 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: Life guards are on duty during the bathing season, times of attendance are shown on local notice boards. The lifeguard station is located on Virgin Marys Point promontory.The lifeguards provide emergency first aid services.ToiletsParkingRoad train from Clonakilty town to beach operates during tourist seasonNo 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 Recovery Pod Sauna · Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty · right here · fixed

West Cork Sauna (The Balmy Barrel) · Red Strand, Clonakilty (rotating) · 7 km · mobile

Element Wellness · Dunworley Beach, Butlerstown · 8 km · fixed

Betterdayz Sauna · Warren Beach, Rosscarbery · 11 km · mobile

Inchydoney East beach is a sandy south facing beach. The bathing area is approximately 500m long. The bathing water is approximately 0.12km² in area.

Put Inchydoney East Beach in your calendar

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🏄 Inchydoney East Beach surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, light onshore, low-ish tide
🏄 Inchydoney East Beach surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · flat
🏄 Inchydoney East Beach surf · Grim · sea 15° · 0.3 mMon, 5 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.